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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DaveJones" data-source="post: 1752354" data-attributes="member: 76761">Thats correct. In all cases i was involved in, it was the RSPCA, but that was with Badgers ect and not Birds. Incidently, West Midlands Police have only one Wildlife officer that covers the whole area, and that is a part time vocatian for him. (Hes a Dective superintendent or something like that!)I would imagine other areas are proberly worse off.Sometimes its hard to convince a crime has actually taken place, since most officers are not aware of the law and simply jot it down to be passed on, and it seems to take an eternity for someone to get back to you.Whenever we had a Sett vandalised, we always called the RSPCA and the Police to attend, and it was only the RSPCA that would do so. I guess what im trying to say is that its hard to get convictions, and in defence of the RSPB, its hard to get everyone together to pursue a criminal conviction.I do get quite bitter through my experiences with these things, so i sometimes speak with anger and through my heart rather than engaging my brain.But rumours are rumours, and they came from a very good source.</blockquote>