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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Cantelo" data-source="post: 3368086" data-attributes="member: 2844">A blog post by the RSPB investigator involved states that the society "is entirely happy with the response from the Dyfed Powys Police, ......  So no ‘cover up’, just a difficult enquiry and, once again, illustrating the real difficulties of trying to prosecute people for these types of crime". This rather misses the point to my mind. Nobody has claimed that the crime wasn't investigated, just that those involved have been strangely reluctant to give details, make the usual public appeals, name the estate involved or make any statement about the case until pushed.  That feels like a cover-up to me!  Such appeals may just have uncovered that vital extra evidence.  At the very least it would have warned dog walkers to be careful and everyone to be on the look out for any suspicious activities. It would also have added some pressure on the relevant estate to clean up its act and for vicarious liability to be seriously looked at in such cases.</blockquote>