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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ivywall" data-source="post: 1556763" data-attributes="member: 60708">This sort of thing is disgusting - especially as it is obvious that no real effort is being made by anyone to prevent it happening.I agree a change in the law is needed - but will we get one?On information OH and I have heard from various sources (which cannot be revealed) birds of prey are generally trapped by crow traps which purport to be only for 'legal' bird trapping.  Obviously a very hungry raptor is tempted by a free meal and also gets trapped. Then what happens? Does the keeper kill the crow and let the raptor free? Or does a certain landowner have other instructions?One young worker (the last we heard) was being prosecuted for allowing a raptor to remain caged and dying for three days. He obviously had instructions to do so.  What puzzled him was that this slow starvation had been filmed/recorded for this length of time by the party wishing to prosecute.What may be nice would be if an army of willing volunteers could be drummed up for shifts of 'nest guarding' and raptor protection, using the new 'right to roam' laws.There are plenty of people up in arms here and I'm sure plenty more could be found. It shouldn't have to be done this way though - especially if UU got their hands out of their pockets and Lord Oojimmywhatsit was threatened with imprisonment or.... better still some painful procedure that would prevent his reproduction.Pat</blockquote>