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FredTheDocker

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  1. The Protection Of Badgers Act 1992 consolidates all previous legislation, with regard to badgers. All of the previous acts were repealed and replaced with this. Under the 1992 Act it is an offence to... Kill, injure or take a badger Attempt to kill, injure or take a badger Have in your possession any dead badger or badger part (ham's out the window ) Cruelly ill-treat a badger Use badger tongs Dig for a badger Interfere with a badger sett Allow a dog to enter a badger sett Disturb a badger sett Badger legislation is the only law on the statute books where you have to prove that you're innocent rather than the prosecution prove you guilty. Guilt is automatically assumed unless you can prove otherwise. So be warned if you run one over and decide to move the carcass into your vehicle. You can apply for a licence to carry out a prohibited action by contacting your local branch of those nice people at DEFRA but I doubt that disrupting an allotment would fall into a category that would warrant granting a licence. Could be worth a try though.
  2. Hi Everyone. I hope you don't mind me coming here to explain? Jordan sent me the link this morning and I feel as though I should present my case and clear up a few things. First of all. The reason there is no organisation details is because I'm not running this petition on behalf of one. I'm an independant individual with a gripe at the way this legislation is being shoe horned through the Commons. The original petition was set up to combat another petition hosted on the same site. That petition has been withdrawn by the hosters due to lack of support. That is why the title of the petition is a little puzzling. One object of our petition has been achieved although the 'desired objectives' are still relevant to counter the existing anti petitions also hosted there. A couple of these have been highlighted, by Eugene, so you can see what we're up against. I want the recipients, of the petition, to realise that hunting shouldn't be banned. Their decisions should be based on evidence rather than emotion, and that the majority of the public wish to see resources spent in areas that actually warrant it. The fact that they've ignored the evidence, so far, shows that there is no basis for a ban but I want this petition to appeal to as many people as possible. Some may not agree with hunting but may agree with the waste of resources it has already achieved. You can't blame me for trying to get as much support as possible! The host site for this petition also carries alot of anti ones. I know that our objectives aren't overly popular here because of the lack of help I've had at every turn. I've been been actively discouraged from using, their site, but this makes me more determined to show them that people have opposing views. The steady increase in support is also encouraging as it's upsetting their cosy little corner of cyberspace. Now a little about myself. I'm a commited lurcher and terrier man. I shoot and I fish also. I'm a licenced pest controller and I regularly deal with a variety of infestations in domestic, agricultural and commercial properties. Make no mistake. I am totally commited to fieldsports. I'm against all further restrictions on fieldsports which I believe are based on minority emotional decisions rather than any factual basis. I also accept that you don't know me from Adam and I can completely understand the skepticism. Only time will cure that but I hope it doesn't discourage you for too long. In response to Eugene's comment about making a real impact, I couldn't agree more. Direct letters do work and while I encourage that method myself, my petition is set up to make it as simple as possible for people to pledge their support. Some people aren't comfortable with writing to MP's with their feelings. They have the good will but aren't sure how to word things or express themselves appropriately. My petition is designed, simply, so that it can be read and signed in under a couple of minutes. It's an easy way to get support and they can work if the there are sufficient numbers. I urge EVERYONE to write to their MP and voice their opinions. Especially the bit about not supporting them if they wish to ban fieldsports. An excellent forum for this is Fax Your MP Dot Com. It's easier than writing the traditional way but not as easy as signing the petition! A combination of all three would be advisable. When I recieve enough signatures, hopefully before the parliament act is used, I intend to present copies of this petition to the leading pro-fieldsports organisations and to send it directly to Downing Street, all by registered post. Like all other forums for debate there is no guarantee that it will work but we have to try. If we don't we join the ever growing army of apathists in Britain who wish to let everyone do it for them. Therefore the easiest forum available, online petitioning, exists to make it the least time consuming method possible. So can I make a personal request for support? I know many doubt my motives but I've joined this forum with the sole purpose of showing that I'm genuine and that I'm taking this seriously. Click Here To Sign The Pro Hunt Petition I will be back to browse the forums but I can't visit as frequently as I'd like to. If anyone has any more questions about my authenticity please don't hesitate to ask! Either here or e-mail me directly! Regards Fred Dock poxypetitions@hotmail.com Yours In Legitimate Pest Control
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