League reveals more footage of alleged illegality among North Cornwall Hunt - Cornwall residents help identify hunt criminals.

[Gloria]

League reveals more footage of alleged illegality among North Cornwall
Hunt
Posted: 29 July 2007

http://www.league.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=933
AND THERE’S MORE TO COME…

The League Against Cruel Sports has posted more footage on YouTube of
alleged illegal hunting by a North Cornwall Hunt. Following a campaign
launched last week to identify two hunters filmed hunting in breach of
the law the League has received a surprising volume of calls from
members of the public keen to help.

Among those calls was a tip off identifying three other members of the
same hunt believed to be hunting on the 20th January 2007. The trio
include a prominent London solicitor, a high profile Newquay
businessman and the granddaughter of a titled Lady. Footage believed
to show the three can now be accessed on the popular website YouTube
at

Head of Legal and Political Affairs Mike Hobday said, “We will
continue to push this footage into the public domain until we have
satisfactory results to pass on to the relevant authorities. We have
clear images of hunters breaking the law as well as footage of a
number of other people involved in the hunt on this particular day. So
far the response has been extremely positive.

[Gloria]

Where were you on January 20th 2007?
Posted: 13 July 2007

WHERE WERE YOU ON THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 20TH 2007?

League uses power of web to nail illegal hunters

The League Against Cruel Sports has launched a campaign to identify
two men alleged to be illegally hunting on Bodmin Moor on Saturday
20th January 2007. In the unprecedented step the League is asking for
the public’s help to secure a conviction against the pair thought to
be members of a local hunt.

Images from a film showing blatant illegality have been posted on the
League’s website (www.league.org.uk) and Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bodmin+hunt

Anyone who knows the identity of these men is being urged to contact
the League’s Prosecution Unit in confidence on 07977 292 537. The
League believes, under guidance from the police, that a positive ID
would secure a conviction against them.

Head of Legal and Political Affairs for the League, Mike Hobday said,
“This is an extremely frustrating case as we are in no doubt these
hunters are flouting the law. We are confident that once we know their
identity we will be able to take the necessary steps to see them
convicted under the Hunting Act. Someone must know who they are so we
would urge them to look to their conscience and do the right thing.”

- ends -

Note to editors:

The League has taken two private prosecutions against illegal hunters
since the Hunting Act was introduced in 2004. In both cases the
accused were found guilty. In August 2006 Tony Wright became the first
man to be convicted under the new laws and in June 2007 Richard Down
and Adrian Pillivant were both found guilty of breaching the Act.

For further information contact:

Louise Robertson, Press Officer, League Against Cruel Sports
Tel: [phone] Mob: [phone]
Email: ***@league.uk.com

Or Mike Hobday – 07977 292537

www.league.org.uk

[Gloria]

The Game CONservancy Trust, a CONservation charity that participates
in the slaughter of millions of wild animals, not just game species,
has brought the grey partridge to the brink of extinction, and now
wants grants to preserve it. Talk about pro hunt lunacy.

These are the very same breed of contemptible personality that almost
wiped out the red squirrel, and did wipe out the capercaillie many
decades ago.

Blaming everything but themselves once again.

Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.

************************************




Action plan to save the grey partridge Jul 31 2007


http://tinyurl.com/3y7fby

by Steve Dube, Western Mail


FEARS for the future of the wild grey partridge have prompted the Game
Conservancy Trust to call for immediate action through a five-point
survival plan.

The trust says the wettest summer since detailed records began in 1914
bodes badly for the wild grey partridge, which has already suffered an
86% decline in the past 30 years and is on the brink of extinction in
many areas of the country.

“The wet summer has been a total wash-out for young partridge chicks
struggling for survival and urgent conservation action needs to be
taken by all those with a responsibility for managing the British
countryside,” warned Dr Nick Sotherton, head of research with the
trust.

Dr Sotherton said many factors have contributed to the decline of grey
partridges on British farmland, including the introduction of
herbicides and pesticides into modern farming, which has reduced the
availability of important chick food, and the loss of suitable habitat
for brood-rearing and nesting.

A rise in the number of predators such as foxes, rats, stoats, magpies
and crows is also a major factor, especially as the number of
gamekeepers providing protection has halved over the past 30 years.

Dr Sotherton said studies showed the importance of predator control. A
six-year experiment on Salisbury Plain showed that predator control
increased grey partridge breeding stock in spring by 35% each year and
resulted in an increased number of birds in August by 75% each year.

“Without the right sort of habitat, partridges and their young have
nowhere to hide and are therefore extremely vulnerable to predation,”
he said.

“Many predators are opportunistic, and as a result an entire family
can be knocked out in one go. However, predator control needs to be
selective and only carried out when necessary.”

A hundred years ago there were more than a million grey partridges
roaming the British countryside, but by the early 1990s this had
dropped to 145,000, and latest estimates suggest that this figure has
halved again.

The trust, which is lead partner in the Government’s Biodiversity
Action Plan for the grey partridge, has devised a five-point plan to
save the bird.

“Many small things added together will make a huge difference and we
urge all those with an interest in saving this magnificent bird to
implement our five-point plan,” said Dr Sotherton. “We have the
science, we just need to turn it into action.”

The plan includes creating suitable habitat for a bird that needs both
nesting and brood-rearing cover; tackling predators; providing winter
food; counting birds; and limiting the use of sprays.

Dr Sotherton said farmers and land managers can benefit financially by
providing suitable habitat by doing this through agri-environment
schemes.

But it’s not all bad news for the grey partridge. Dr Sotherton said
more than 1,000 people were counting partridges through the trust and
there had been a six-fold increase in grey partridges on the trust’s
recovery programme on farmland near Royston in Hertfordshire.

“But a lot more needs to be done to reverse the national decline and
we hope this message today will act as the catalyst that will inspire
more people to get involved in saving this delightful game bird,” he
said.

Copies of The Game Conservancy Trust’s free fact sheets on restoring
wild grey partridges, are available from Louise Shervington on 01425
651002 or at ***@gct.org.uk.

[Gloria]

On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:38:05 +0100, Gloria

Post by Gloria
The Game CONservancy Trust, a CONservation charity that participates
in the slaughter of millions of wild animals, not just game species,
has brought the grey partridge to the brink of extinction, and now
wants grants to preserve it. Talk about pro hunt lunacy.
These are the very same breed of contemptible personality that almost
wiped out the red squirrel, and did wipe out the capercaillie many
decades ago.
Blaming everything but themselves once again.
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.

PS: Oh, and they are STILL shooting them for fun!

They do have some joke guidelines however

GOLDEN RULES FOR GAME SHOOTERS

Do not shoot wild grey partridges if you have fewer than 20 birds per
250 acres (100 hectares) in the autumn.

Stop shooting wild grey partridges as soon as the threshold of 20
birds per 250 acres (100 hectares) is reached, for the same reason.

Post by Gloria
************************************
Action plan to save the grey partridge Jul 31 2007
http://tinyurl.com/3y7fby
by Steve Dube, Western Mail
FEARS for the future of the wild grey partridge have prompted the Game
Conservancy Trust to call for immediate action through a five-point
survival plan.
The trust says the wettest summer since detailed records began in 1914
bodes badly for the wild grey partridge, which has already suffered an
86% decline in the past 30 years and is on the brink of extinction in
many areas of the country.
“The wet summer has been a total wash-out for young partridge chicks
struggling for survival and urgent conservation action needs to be
taken by all those with a responsibility for managing the British
countryside,” warned Dr Nick Sotherton, head of research with the
trust.
Dr Sotherton said many factors have contributed to the decline of grey
partridges on British farmland, including the introduction of
herbicides and pesticides into modern farming, which has reduced the
availability of important chick food, and the loss of suitable habitat
for brood-rearing and nesting.
A rise in the number of predators such as foxes, rats, stoats, magpies
and crows is also a major factor, especially as the number of
gamekeepers providing protection has halved over the past 30 years.
Dr Sotherton said studies showed the importance of predator control. A
six-year experiment on Salisbury Plain showed that predator control
increased grey partridge breeding stock in spring by 35% each year and
resulted in an increased number of birds in August by 75% each year.
“Without the right sort of habitat, partridges and their young have
nowhere to hide and are therefore extremely vulnerable to predation,”
he said.
“Many predators are opportunistic, and as a result an entire family
can be knocked out in one go. However, predator control needs to be
selective and only carried out when necessary.”
A hundred years ago there were more than a million grey partridges
roaming the British countryside, but by the early 1990s this had
dropped to 145,000, and latest estimates suggest that this figure has
halved again.
The trust, which is lead partner in the Government’s Biodiversity
Action Plan for the grey partridge, has devised a five-point plan to
save the bird.
“Many small things added together will make a huge difference and we
urge all those with an interest in saving this magnificent bird to
implement our five-point plan,” said Dr Sotherton. “We have the
science, we just need to turn it into action.”
The plan includes creating suitable habitat for a bird that needs both
nesting and brood-rearing cover; tackling predators; providing winter
food; counting birds; and limiting the use of sprays.
Dr Sotherton said farmers and land managers can benefit financially by
providing suitable habitat by doing this through agri-environment
schemes.
But it’s not all bad news for the grey partridge. Dr Sotherton said
more than 1,000 people were counting partridges through the trust and
there had been a six-fold increase in grey partridges on the trust’s
recovery programme on farmland near Royston in Hertfordshire.
“But a lot more needs to be done to reverse the national decline and
we hope this message today will act as the catalyst that will inspire
more people to get involved in saving this delightful game bird,” he
said.
Copies of The Game Conservancy Trust’s free fact sheets on restoring
wild grey partridges, are available from Louise Shervington on 01425

[a***@aol.com]

On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:38:05 +0100, Gloria

Post by Gloria
The Game CONservancy Trust, a CONservation charity that participates
in the slaughter of millions of wild animals, not just game species,
has brought the grey partridge to the brink of extinction, and now
wants grants to preserve it. Talk about pro hunt lunacy.
These are the very same breed of contemptible personality that almost
wiped out the red squirrel, and did wipe out the capercaillie many
decades ago.
Blaming everything but themselves once again.
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.
************************************
Action plan to save the grey partridge Jul 31 2007
http://tinyurl.com/3y7fby
by Steve Dube, Western Mail
FEARS for the future of the wild grey partridge have prompted the Game
Conservancy Trust to call for immediate action through a five-point
survival plan.
The trust says the wettest summer since detailed records began in 1914
bodes badly for the wild grey partridge, which has already suffered an
86% decline in the past 30 years and is on the brink of extinction in
many areas of the country.
“The wet summer has been a total wash-out for young partridge chicks
struggling for survival and urgent conservation action needs to be
taken by all those with a responsibility for managing the British
countryside,” warned Dr Nick Sotherton, head of research with the
trust.
Dr Sotherton said many factors have contributed to the decline of grey
partridges on British farmland, including the introduction of
herbicides and pesticides into modern farming, which has reduced the
availability of important chick food, and the loss of suitable habitat
for brood-rearing and nesting.
A rise in the number of predators such as foxes, rats, stoats, magpies
and crows is also a major factor, especially as the number of
gamekeepers providing protection has halved over the past 30 years.
Dr Sotherton said studies showed the importance of predator control. A
six-year experiment on Salisbury Plain showed that predator control
increased grey partridge breeding stock in spring by 35% each year and
resulted in an increased number of birds in August by 75% each year.
“Without the right sort of habitat, partridges and their young have
nowhere to hide and are therefore extremely vulnerable to predation,”
he said.
“Many predators are opportunistic, and as a result an entire family
can be knocked out in one go. However, predator control needs to be
selective and only carried out when necessary.”
A hundred years ago there were more than a million grey partridges
roaming the British countryside, but by the early 1990s this had
dropped to 145,000, and latest estimates suggest that this figure has
halved again.
The trust, which is lead partner in the Government’s Biodiversity
Action Plan for the grey partridge, has devised a five-point plan to
save the bird.
“Many small things added together will make a huge difference and we
urge all those with an interest in saving this magnificent bird to
implement our five-point plan,” said Dr Sotherton. “We have the
science, we just need to turn it into action.”
The plan includes creating suitable habitat for a bird that needs both
nesting and brood-rearing cover; tackling predators; providing winter
food; counting birds; and limiting the use of sprays.
Dr Sotherton said farmers and land managers can benefit financially by
providing suitable habitat by doing this through agri-environment
schemes.
But it’s not all bad news for the grey partridge. Dr Sotherton said
more than 1,000 people were counting partridges through the trust and
there had been a six-fold increase in grey partridges on the trust’s
recovery programme on farmland near Royston in Hertfordshire.
“But a lot more needs to be done to reverse the national decline and
we hope this message today will act as the catalyst that will inspire
more people to get involved in saving this delightful game bird,” he
said.
Copies of The Game Conservancy Trust’s free fact sheets on restoring
wild grey partridges, are available from Louise Shervington on 01425

The reason these people want it back is so they can blow them out of
the sky for fun and recreation.

Better no game birds at all, than them to be used for these sickos
fun.


Angus Macmillan
www.roots-of-blood.org.uk
www.killhunting.org
www.con-servation.org.uk

All truth passes through three stages:
First, it is ridiculed;
Second, it is violently opposed; and
Third, it is accepted as self-evident.
-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

[Fred]

Post by a***@aol.com
The reason these people want it back is so they can blow them out of
the sky for fun and recreation.
Better no game birds at all, than them to be used for these sickos
fun.

.....then they will start shooting peasants...again!

[Barry]

Post by Fred

Post by a***@aol.com
The reason these people want it back is so they can blow them out of
the sky for fun and recreation.
Better no game birds at all, than them to be used for these sickos
fun.

.....then they will start shooting peasants...again!

Sorry the only sickos I can see here are those with such a perverted sense
of right
that they would rather have no game birds at all .than allow people the
legal right to shoot them

What next ?
l

[Barry]

" Better no game birds at all, than them to be used for these sickos
fun. "
Angus Macmillan--------------------------------------

I rest my case.These people are mad
What sort of perverted logic is that :)

Oh Sorry I forgot it was school holidays

Barry

[Barry]

Post by Gloria
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.
************************************

Totally agree

Hunting IS fun...............give it a go !
And on a good day it will also put meat on the table!

B

[Fred]

Post by Barry

Post by Gloria
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.
************************************

Totally agree
Hunting IS fun...............give it a go !
And on a good day it will also put meat on the table!
B

Do you have a recipe for fox and badger? Not together like.

[Barry]

Post by Fred

Post by Barry

Post by Gloria
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.
************************************

Totally agree
Hunting IS fun...............give it a go !
And on a good day it will also put meat on the table!
B

Do you have a recipe for fox and badger? Not together like.

In medieval times both fox and badger were eaten..............but I dont
think in the same dish.:)
Almost everything is edible..............and in some parts of the world rats
are a delicacy
but not in Sussex.

B

[Bill Hewitt]

The guy on tv who was retrieving roadkill and serving it up in a restaurant was
told not to serve badger because it was a TB risk. Don't know if he was being
over protective.

He seemed to have eaten it himself without any harm.

[Fred]

Post by Barry

Post by Fred

Post by Barry

Post by Gloria
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.
************************************

Totally agree
Hunting IS fun...............give it a go !
And on a good day it will also put meat on the table!
B

Do you have a recipe for fox and badger? Not together like.

In medieval times both fox and badger were eaten..............but I dont
think in the same dish.:)
Almost everything is edible..............and in some parts of the world rats
are a delicacy
but not in Sussex.
B

Do you have a recipe? That was the question.

[Keith W]

Post by Fred
Do you have a recipe? That was the question.

A quick Google on 'fox recipe' turned up 2M - and a quick scan through the
first few pages suggested a high proportion were relevant!

Keith

[Barry]

Post by Keith W

Post by Fred
Do you have a recipe? That was the question.

A quick Google on 'fox recipe' turned up 2M - and a quick scan through the
first few pages suggested a high proportion were relevant!
Keith

[Barry]

Post by Fred

Post by Barry

Post by Fred

Post by Barry

Post by Gloria
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.
************************************

Totally agree
Hunting IS fun...............give it a go !
And on a good day it will also put meat on the table!
B

Do you have a recipe for fox and badger? Not together like.

In medieval times both fox and badger were eaten..............but I dont
think in the same dish.:)
Almost everything is edible..............and in some parts of the world rats
are a delicacy
but not in Sussex.
B

Do you have a recipe? That was the question.

-----------------------------------------------------------
Sure here is a recipe

Badger are at their best from October to November, being fat and succulent
by then.

The flesh can be treated as young pig meat in every respect, it being just
as rich and having the flavor of a young pig. It can be cured by salting,
the hams being exceptionally good fare. Badger pies are even better than
pork pies, hot or cold.

Badger Ham, To Bake
A badger ham will weigh 7 to 8 pounds and needs cooking very carefully. Soak
the ham for at least 6 hours in cold water. Wash it after soaking in
lukewarm water. Cover it with a rough paste made with 3 pounds of flour and
3 pounds of water; make sure to wrap it well. Bake in a moderate oven,
pre-heat to 350 F for 21/2 to 3 hours.

Remove the paste and cover with bread raspings whilst still hot, if to be
served cold. If to be served hot, serve with broad beans and fresh parsley
sauce or cider sauce.

Enjoy!

There a quite a few more on google

B

[Fred]

Post by Barry

Post by Fred

Post by Barry

Post by Fred

Post by Barry

Post by Gloria
Time we caught on to the truth about hunting for fun.
************************************

Totally agree
Hunting IS fun...............give it a go !
And on a good day it will also put meat on the table!
B

Do you have a recipe for fox and badger? Not together like.

In medieval times both fox and badger were eaten..............but I dont
think in the same dish.:)
Almost everything is edible..............and in some parts of the world rats
are a delicacy
but not in Sussex.
B

Do you have a recipe? That was the question.

-----------------------------------------------------------
Sure here is a recipe
Badger are at their best from October to November, being fat and succulent
by then.
The flesh can be treated as young pig meat in every respect, it being just
as rich and having the flavor of a young pig. It can be cured by salting,
the hams being exceptionally good fare. Badger pies are even better than
pork pies, hot or cold.
Badger Ham, To Bake
A badger ham will weigh 7 to 8 pounds and needs cooking very carefully. Soak
the ham for at least 6 hours in cold water. Wash it after soaking in
lukewarm water. Cover it with a rough paste made with 3 pounds of flour and
3 pounds of water; make sure to wrap it well. Bake in a moderate oven,
pre-heat to 350 F for 21/2 to 3 hours.
Remove the paste and cover with bread raspings whilst still hot, if to be
served cold. If to be served hot, serve with broad beans and fresh parsley
sauce or cider sauce.
Enjoy!
There a quite a few more on google
B

Thanks.