The Guardian

[deanflute 550]

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/feb/18/national-wildlife-unit-to-close-within-weeks

[desertbred 5,490]

Chris Packham is a c**t

[MickyB 327]

Chris Packham is a c**t

X2

[king 11,984]

Would he hand over some of his salary from the pedo hiding bbc.

Towards funding them.would he feck.

[cocker 2,655]

chris packham is a c**t

[jukel123 8,822]

Just to upset the apple barrel, (not like me i know). Ive mixed feelings about wildlife crime. These rare bird egg collectors are a menace as are those who kill rare and endangered species just for taxidermy purposes. Chris Pacham can be a c**t but I agreed with him when he pointed out the damage that domestic cats do to wild bird populations. Cats are an entirely foreign species which do not belong in the ecosystem. Pacham said owners should be made to control them. He's dead right about that.

Edited February 21, 2016 by jukel123

[deanflute 550]

And you get comments like this from the antis

[Welsh_red 4,755]

And you get comments like this from the antis

Good luck with that lol

[jukel123 8,822]

And you get comments like this from the antis

And those field sport enthusiasts with a balanced, open mind.

Do you defend the collection of rare bird eggs, rare taxidermy specimens and the predations of cats on our song bird species?

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/cats-birds.html#cr

Edited February 21, 2016 by jukel123

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

And you get comments like this from the antis

without being stupid about it, how many people do you know with dogs, that take shit? Cos I don't know many that's for sure. As said, good luck to them.

[Mary 352]

What is the law on feral cats, are they protected, are they classed as pests? Can they be controlled by hunters?

[Bryan 1,362]

From their 2013 strategic report (not so much egg protection or endangered species)

 

All poaching17

• All poaching accounts for 44% (2255) of total intelligence at NWCU.

• Offenders are well aware of weak spots in specific police areas and will communicate these to each other. If forces introduce policies not to seize dogs or vehicles, offenders could see them as easy places to course hare (or deer) as, even if caught, they know their dogs will not be

  confiscated.

• As with many other wildlife crimes, use of social media facilitates poaching and coursing, with

  offenders posting photographs and bragging about their kills.

• The subversive publication “earth dog running dog” continues to print articles promoting hare

  coursing and poaching.

[Bryan 1,362]

Bits in bold here are interesting ( first one is a fairly wild statement)

 

 

• Hare coursing offenders are also engaging in many other types of crime including anti-social

  behaviour, violence and intimidation, metal theft, plant theft, distraction burglary and ‘doorstep’

  crime such as rogue trader offences.

•  

• within these regions is needed to drive this.

•  

• Police forces are reluctant to seize dogs in the same way they are reluctant to seize any

  animal/bird which is expensive to house or is subject to charges (such as raptors) because police cannot claim costs back from the offender in the way that charities such as the RSPCA can – RSPCA were able to claim full kennelling costs of £3776 back from convicted hare courser Gary Eastwood in Norfolk in July 2013.

[desertbred 5,490]

What is the law on feral cats, are they protected, are they classed as pests? Can they be controlled by hunters?

I will ask Cushty to ask Ali down the Diamond kebab house he will know.