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What Goes On In Scotlands Estates (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Ian Bell
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Sorry,I forgot to mention it is a documentry with regards to Raptors being killed unlawfully on some of Scotlands Estates.
Firecrest5
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Thx BN. I'll Sky Plus the programme.
Rich
Rich
Firecrest5
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Thanks
Mike Price
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According to an article in today’s Scotsman, in a forthcoming documentary on illegal raptor persecution in Scotland, Douglas McAdam of the SRPBA puts forward the argument for licences, claiming that they will reduce the incentive for landowners and gamekeepers to illegally poison and shoot protected species.
Back to the same old stance from the shooting industry is it?
More info http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/landowners-demand-right-to-kill-protected-birds/
Back to the same old stance from the shooting industry is it?
More info http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/landowners-demand-right-to-kill-protected-birds/
Marcus Conway - ebirder
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Goodness.
It would be handy if it were legal to take money from people that are richer than me, rather than steal it and break the law. If they were to legalise it then it wouldn't be a crime and we could monitor how much money I take and make sure everyone has enough.
Dave Williams
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I wish they were showing it on national BBC. Annoying when you don't have Sky !
Dave Williams
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Probably not which is annoying when you miss something on BBC Wales too !!!!
captaincarot
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maybe they should provide licences for culling of game keepers, keep me out of prison when i decide to break the law a shoot a few of the bastards
Irish Kite
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Time for land reform in Scotland!!
Hopefully the SNP will use the recent election result to reign in the shooting estates in Scotland that appear to be a law onto themselves when it comes to turning the Scottish countryside into a toxic death trap for so many raptor species!!:C
Hopefully the SNP will use the recent election result to reign in the shooting estates in Scotland that appear to be a law onto themselves when it comes to turning the Scottish countryside into a toxic death trap for so many raptor species!!:C
Irish Kite
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So basically he wants to reward widespread criminality:C - these people make me sick!!:C
PS: Using that twisted logic we might as well bin all EU legistation protecting endangered birds across Europe!!:egghead:
Mary
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I've watched programmes from BBC Wales in the past, so maybe it will- it's worth a look.
captaincarot
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what you mean like the current governments drive to bin red tape
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=199591
p.s. BBC2 scotland is freesat channel 970
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Wollaton Ram67
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News item about this here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13339288 and it says that the programme will be available to all on iPlayer.
Chris-Bennett
Active member
I've been thinking about this stuff a long time and I'm now of a-mind that "killing things for pleasure is a perversion".
Game-keepers kill things as a job of work and they get paid for it, they might not necessarily take pleasure in doing it but people should enjoy their work nonetheless. The twisted perverted part is that the creatures are killed in interest preserving the numbers of game for the shooters and hunters.
I maintain that anyone killing things for pleasure is a pervert! hell... who in their right mind would go down to the abattoir and PAY for the fun of shoving the stun gun thing in to the heads of the cattle? nope that task should be reserved only a person doing a job of work and getting paid for it.
Shoot them or capture them or what ever if your going to eat them or their numbers need to be kept in check or even if they need to be studied for analysis or wot-not. But its got to be done as a job of work or your a pervert. sorry for ranting.
Game-keepers kill things as a job of work and they get paid for it, they might not necessarily take pleasure in doing it but people should enjoy their work nonetheless. The twisted perverted part is that the creatures are killed in interest preserving the numbers of game for the shooters and hunters.
I maintain that anyone killing things for pleasure is a pervert! hell... who in their right mind would go down to the abattoir and PAY for the fun of shoving the stun gun thing in to the heads of the cattle? nope that task should be reserved only a person doing a job of work and getting paid for it.
Shoot them or capture them or what ever if your going to eat them or their numbers need to be kept in check or even if they need to be studied for analysis or wot-not. But its got to be done as a job of work or your a pervert. sorry for ranting.
Irish Kite
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These guys have some neck coming out with this within a week of 2 poisoned golden eagles turning up in the usual circumstances - its about time the Scottish government stood up to the Lord Muck types behind these estates, the same ones that also appear to beleive that Conservation laws are just for the little people:C:C
