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From: Old Codger on 22 Apr 2008 07:57
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:30:35 -0700 (PDT), Cat Lover
<peacefulcats(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

>On Apr 22, 3:18 am, Old Codger <oldcod...(a)anyoldwherewilldo.com>
>wrote:
>> Police to probe hare snaring claim
>> Investigation at Cawdor estate
>> Published: 21/04/2008http://tinyurl.com/6fukg9
>> POLICE are to investigate claims of wildlife crime on a Highland
>> estate.
>>
>> The League Against Cruel Sports claims that 16 dead mountain hares
>> have been discovered on the Cawdor Estate, near Inverness, as well as
>> evidence of “extensive snaring.” Under current regulations snares can
>> only be used to trap hares under licence but the league said no such
>> licences have been issued recently.
>>
>> Scotland campaigner for the league Louise Robertson said: “We are
>> extremely concerned about the sheer density of wildlife persecution
>> which seems to be taking place in and around Cawdor.”
>>
>> Mountain hares feed on heather and are considered a threat to grouse
>> moors. They are native to the Highlands.
>>
>> The league says the hares' bodies were in various states of
>> decomposition, with some carcases still attached to many of the
>> snares.
>>
>> Ms Robertson said: “We believe the recent findings are just the tip of
>> the iceberg, and we will be passing on all evidence to the police for
>> further investigation.”
>>
>> A spokesman for the estate said it is “fully aware” of its obligations
>> in terms of wildlife legislation, and added: “Any suggestion to the
>> contrary is inaccurate.”
>>
>> Sergeant Ewan Henderson, from Northern Constabulary, said: “We are
>> conducting an inquiry at the moment. We have received the information
>> and are investigating it fully. It is a big logistical operation
>> working with a number of partner services on the ground.
>>
>> “Our message is that we will not tolerate wildlife crime of any sort.
>> There is new legislation and new procedures coming in all the time,
>> and all snares have to registered with us.”
>>
>> Last month Northern Constabulary were involved in a large joint
>> operation, with the RSPB and Scottish SPCA, to investigate bird
>> poisoning on an estate at Badenoch.
>>
>> More than 50 officers combed the unnamed estate, and four people were
>> taken in for questioning.
>>
>> The force recently pledged to train new recruits in the Highlands and
>> islands in dealing with wildlife crime.
>>
>> Chief Inspector Paul Eddington, Northern Constabulary's wildlife crime
>> co-ordinator, said the decision to introduce force-level training
>> proved they took the issue seriously.
>
> That is gross. Too bad there wasnt a bigger organization that could
>do this besides the police. Im from a family of deer hunter/ turkeys
>and was always taught if you are going to kill it you best eat it.. I
>just dont get pointless death. Everything is here for a reason.

Quite. Here in the UK the hoity toity don't like getting their hands
dirty when having fun. They also don't like anything that might fight
back.


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