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Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:22 pm
by Death2Ticks
What do folks think about the Norfolk gamekeeper being given a 10-week suspended sentence today for poisoning 10 buzzards and a sparrowhawk?
Should he loose his FAC and SGC?
Should he loose his job?
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:25 pm
by meles meles
Yes.
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:34 pm
by M99
Yes and it should not have been suspended either.
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:48 pm
by snayperskaya
Yes to both plus he should have served the 10 weeks
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:50 pm
by Mr_Logic
Scumbag. End of...
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:10 pm
by Dougan
This is the fourth suspended sentence this year for the same crime.
The estates need to be made responsible for their employees, and be heavily fined to prevent it happening...they make enough money (and that's what it's all about) from the shoots so there is no excuse for this appalling behavior.
Also, the increase in buzzards is directly connected to the increase in available food...what do they expect with thousands of extra pheasants added to the ecosystem!?
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:18 pm
by knewmans
Yes and not a suspended sentence and pursue the employers.
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 3:20 am
by Mezzer
MiLisCer wrote:Yes and it should not have been suspended either.
+1
AND pursue the employers. Hit them hard in the pocket and watch the message spread quickly from top to bottom.
Mezzer
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:42 am
by froggy
Yes and not a suspended sentence and pursue the employers.
+2
Re: Gamekeeper Poisoning Birds of Prey
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 8:09 am
by DL.
This type of activity puts law abiding shooters in a bad light.
The route cause of this problem is the ago old class divide.
Look at the list of landowners that signed up to be against poisoning birds of prey -
http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/2011/02/22 ... ife-crime/
Yet I live in an area that has a terrible reputation for this.
The issue is (excuse the military phrase) implied tasks, the landowner doesn't actually tell the keepers to control raptors, but they do put them under a big amount of pressure to produce the biggest bags possible. I think for many keepers it's quite plain what's expected of them, and I very much doubt they are willingly committing wildlife crime, and opening themselves up for prosecution if they thought they didn't have to.
This is a sad reflection that even in these modern times the aristocracy literally does call the shots, gets away with it, and will continue to.