Buzzard petition

[Richard Green]

Hi All

You may have heard at this time of austerity about the outrageous plans by DEFRA to spend 375,000pounds capturing and caging wild buzzards and also wrecking their nests.
Apparently some Game estate owners have successfully complained to the minister of nature and Biodiversity Richard Benyon accusing Buzzards of scoffing the odd Pheasant poult.

If you feel strongly about this issue as I do then please follow the link below and sign the petition in an attempt to halt this heinous plan to remove this magnificent creature from gaming estates.

Thanks



http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/minister-for-wildlife-and-biodiversity-defra-stop-the-subsidy-for-buzzard-nest-destruction

[Keith Ryan]

Madness!!

[A McLee]

As well as signing the petition, one should write to their local MP about this nonsense.

[Keith Ryan]

They'll be shooting Hen Harriers and Goshawks next, come to think of it, aren't they already?.

[Richard Green]

As well as signing the petition, one should write to their local MP about this nonsense.

Good advice Alistair but I do fully intend writing to my MP and I have already contacted another via facebook.

[Richard Green]

Update:

Contacted one MP and wrote to another today.

[Sylvia and Mick]

Government/Defra has done a u turn apparently and abandoned its plans due to pressure from groups.

[Richard Green]

Government/Defra has done a u turn apparently and abandoned its plans due to pressure from groups.

I wish this outrage had never been considered in the first place but great news all the same!!!

Link below for more details.



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/9300074/Plans-to-destroy-buzzard-nests-shelved-in-coalition-u-turn.html

[peregrine]

 A PETITION !!!!!!!!!  What a shame such outrage was not displayed when the all the beautiful ruddy ducks were shot. Not just shot, but slaughtered, wiped out.