10th August 2021 No one knows how many wild red grouse will be shot during the Scottish shooting season starting on 12 August. Neither do we know how many of those birds will be left wounded and suffering as they wait to be put out of their misery. This is because grouse shooting is almost …
Grouse shooting – Do you have any dates/info?
The grouse shooting season starts again this Thursday (12 August). If you have any information on a shoot or just happen to come across one, please contact our confidential hotline below. That small act could save hundreds lives. : 07443 148426 or 07960 038230
Gamekeeper filmed killing two Buzzards but gets away with it
Original post from Raptor Persecution UK - Gamekeeper filmed shooting 2 buzzards on grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales national park 9th March 2021 The RSPB Investigations Team has published a blog this morning, detailing their undercover work filming a gamekeeper on a grouse moor in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, who used a tethered eagle …
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Game shooter defends fieldsports after cat and fox found near snares at Bolton Abbey
26th February 2021 A KEEN fieldsports man who has been visiting the Bolton Abbey Estate for 35 years, has defended the shooting fraternity after a runner on the moor came across a dead cat and fox near snares and what appeared to be a ‘stink pit’ on the estate. The runner informed the police who …
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Brench lived in Manchester for many years and when not on an animal rights demo he would come out sabbing. Rest in Power
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Grouse shooting licence move sparks ‘dismay’
26th November 2020 Licensing is to be introduced for Scottish shooting estates in a bid to make them more accountable for practices such as raptor persecution. It comes despite strong opposition from land managers who claim it will make their businesses unprofitable. The Scottish government said it would bring forward legislation in the next parliamentary …
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Boxing Day hunts to go ahead on ‘Covid-secure trails’
Comment - The hunts are so desperate for their fix... With more strict lockdown plans to be announced soon they just don't get it. All over the country families are struggling, loved ones in care homes can't have visitors, or be hugged. Yet hunts and shoots can still continue as if nothing had changed, we'd …
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Another good article by Channel 4 News
21st September 2020 Is the Queen about to turn her back on grouse shooting? It's long been under scrutiny over the potential damage it does to wildlife and the environment. Now the government's decision to exempt hunting and shooting from the Covid rule of six has led many to turn their fire on the grouse-shooting …
Grouse Shooting And Hunting Exempt From Johnson’s ‘Rule Of Six’ Covid Curbs
14th September 2020 Boris Johnson is facing a fresh row over his new coronavirus “rule of six” curbs after it emerged that the government has exempted grouse shooting and other “hunting” with guns from the restrictions. Pro-hunting and shooting groups can continue to hold gatherings of between six and 30 people because they are covered …
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