What possible reasons could anybody have fir doing this? (1 Viewer)

[Andy Lakin]

Surely this was an illegal act. What possible "reason could anyone have for doing this? You would assume that the owls were killed to prevent them taking gamebird chicks. Seriously how many, if any chicks would they have predated? A lot of the pro hunting brigade bang on about how knowledgeable gamekeepers are and the good they do for the environment, but it seems that some of their beliefs are based on beliefs perpetuated from decades ago rather that facts.

There are a lot of people doing fantastic work trying to stop raptor persecution but things seem to be getting worse in recent years despite their efforts. People like Raptor Persecution and the RSPB etc are doing a fantastic job but are up against it as it seems that unless gamekeepers are caught in the act the cases are bound to fail. Are these organisations costs covered at all if their evidence leads to a persecution. Surely any fines should go straight into their coffers.Some of the stuff the police come out with is absolutely ridiculous, can't they just ask a wildlife officer their opinion before coming out with nonsensical statements.

Apologies for doing this arse backwards but it wouldn't let me just post a link and kept trying to add a previous link. If somebody could correct this/ let me know how to correct this in future I would be grateful.
Cheers Andy.

 

[lockbreeze926]

If you assume that all gamekeepers are arseholes, your likelihood of a correct prediction is higher than you would achieve by any other presumptive method.

(Not struck by the image of the putative Red Kite, mind.)

 

[KC Foggin]

So, so, sad

 

[lockbreeze926]

...and on that note...

FIVE goshawks shot & dumped in King's Forest, Suffolk: police appeal for information.

Five goshawks shot & dumped in King’s Forest, Suffolk: Police appeal for information

Yesterday evening, Suffolk Police’s Rural, Wildlife & Heritage Unit posted an appeal on Twitter asking for information about the discovery of five young goshawks, reportedly shot and dump…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

 

[RecoveringScot]

...and on that note...

FIVE goshawks shot & dumped in King's Forest, Suffolk: police appeal for information.

Five goshawks shot & dumped in King’s Forest, Suffolk: Police appeal for information

Yesterday evening, Suffolk Police’s Rural, Wildlife & Heritage Unit posted an appeal on Twitter asking for information about the discovery of five young goshawks, reportedly shot and dump…

raptorpersecutionuk.org

The culprit has been caught:

Man sentenced for offences in relation to birds of prey found dead in west Suffolk

A man has been given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to offences in relation to the discovery of five goshawks that were found dead in the west of the county.

www.suffolk.police.uk

 

[Andy Lakin]

I would imagine instances of wildlife crime are a low priority offence for most police forces. Totally not justifying this but when.most forces are under funded/ staffed you can understand why to some extent. The thing is though how many past offences have criminals like this committed? I would love to know what was the evidence that helped convict him, as obviously he wasn't caught in the act.
If you watch any of the real life police shows you soon realise how many people aren't convicted due to lack of rvidence!