Man fined

[paddy.t 5]

A man from rotherham has been fined 1000 pounds, given a 12 month conditional discharge and made to sign over his air rifle to the RSPCA.

 

Now correct me if im wrong, but its legal to shoot the collard dove as it is not a native species to the UK

 

 

Paddy

[stubby 175]

no, your wrong, as many others are,

 

pest species can be shot, if there is good reason too, but shooting one in your back garden, is mostly against the law,

 

example;

 

I have the certification and authority to shoot as many feral pidgeons as I want on london underground property, reason they are a health risk to the general public, the droppings are slippery around passengers/platforms/tracks

 

yet

 

shoot them in my garden, £1000 fine per bird, cant use the same excuse

[SportingShooter 0]

Three Words really,

 

General License Conditions.

 

SS

[Malt 379]

It all comes down to the relevant general license. You must be compliant with one of them when ever you shoot a bird.

 

For example;

 

You can shoot a wood pigeon because it's damaging your crops then you can eat it, but you aren't allowed to shoot it purely for food.

 

The relevant general licences can be found here.

Edited November 21, 2008 by maltenby

[adam 0]

It all comes down to the relevant general license. You must be compliant with one of them when ever you shoot a bird.

 

For example;

 

You can shoot a wood pigeon because it's damaging your crops then you can eat it, but you aren't allowed to shoot it purely for food.

 

The relevant general licences can be found here.

 

Also according to the general licence you should be able to demonstrate that you have tried non lethal methods first before shooting them. I know this came in a little while ago but not sure if it is still relevant

[borderboy 80]

Say i have pigeons taking my hens' food can i shoot them then?

[SportingShooter 0]

Borderboy, please check up on this in the General licenses, but I believe they can be shot to protect food for livestock, how far reaching this is as regards personal livestock I don't know.

 

SS

[Guest john the baptist]

Why sign the gun to the arse p c a

[J Darcy 5,871]

Just another way to ban shooting by the back door..

[stubby 175]

Just another way to ban shooting by the back door..

 

we'll have none of this "back door" action here

[LDR 29]

Why sign the gun to the arse p c a

 

 

 

So they can get out and do a bit!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

they aint all sweetness and light, years back when i worked won a livery yard, we took horses in from them whilst they f****d up all the court cases, the inspector that used to come and see us had a lurcher and terrier....he instantly took a dislike to me, cos i clocked him out one day putting his terrier through the hedgerows whilst walking it up with his lurcher!!!!!

 

when i said to him i liked his style, keeping his friends close and all that, he tried to belittle my comments stating he didnt know what i meant, by bushing and walking up...........now if that was true, i'd imagine he wasn't that good at his job!!!!!!

 

 

But thats not really a surprise with them knackers!!!!!!

[SportingShooter 0]

I find it laughable at the high ranks the RSPCA award each other, and have insignia to show for it.

 

I was watching an advert by them the other day, funny, never heard of a Chief Constable in the RSPCA but thats what he was wearing on his shoulders

[biffo 0]

a £1000 fine and confiscation of his air rifle for shooting a collard dove? thats f!!ckin outrageous.

[Guest blackntan]

THE INFILTRATION OF THE RSPCA BY LACS STATED IN THE 1970s THIS HAS GAINED MOMENTUM IN THE LAST DECADE HOW CAN AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS FUNDED BY PUBLIC DONATIONS FIGHT AGAINST FIELD SPORTS , THEY HAVE BROUGHT SEVERAL PROSECUTIONS AGAINST TERRIER AND LURCHER MEN , THAT IS NOT THERE ROLE THE PEOPLE WHO DONATE GIVE THERE MONEY TO SAVE THE LIVES OF DOGS CATS ETC THAT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED , SINCE THE DEMISE OF LACS AND THEM HAVING TO SELL OF THERE ASSETS THEY HAVE JOINED THE RSPCA YOU ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THERE PROSECUTION ATTEMPTS , THE PATTEN HAS CHANGED FROM CRUELTY TO DOGS AND CATS HORSES ETC TO FIELD SPORT RELATED SUBJECTS , THE ALLIANCE ETC SHOULD BE MONITORING THIS AND ALERTING JOE PUBLIC TO THE MISUSE OF FUNDS THEY HAVE FOUND THE EAR OF THIS GOVERNMENT AND SNEAKED THRU THE BACK DOOR THE DOCKING LAW AND THESE CHANGES TO THE GENERAL LICENSE , THE HAVE GOT THEM SELFS IN TO POSITIONS OF POWER WHILE WE HAVE JUST CARRIED ON , THEY HAVE REALIZED THAT THE HUNTING BAN IS NOT WORKING OUT AS THEY THOUGHT AND THE HIERARCHY HAVE CHANGED THERE TACTICS , WE NEED A MORE VIGILANT BODY TO FIGHT THESE DEVIOUS b*****ds

[scothunter 12,609]

Just about sums up the British justice system.

Some smack head punches an old lasy in the face and robs her pension.Community order or a an asbo.

 

Shoot a bird and get fined a grand.

 

you couldn;t write this stuff!!!!!!