markbivvy Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/envi...icle5218977.ece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentishsteve Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 No i agree there not pests they dont cause damage they aren't ethical free range meat untainted by industry they are just cute wittle bunnie wunnies trying to survive the blood thirsty killers who should all eat lentils and leave meat alone you savages!!! (Note the sarcasm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Obviously a money saving exercise brought on by civil servants who are undercover antis. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Rural affairs should be decided by rural people not inner city pollutant nerds who never visit the countryside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbithunter2008 Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 A rabbit is no longer a pest when dead yes but until then it's a pest if it damage's crop and property Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POW! Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Rural affairs should be decided by rural people not inner city pollutant nerds who never visit the countryside. Says it all realy !!!! POW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 d.f hit the nail on the head stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatGun Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Try telling that to a couple of the landowners I shoot for !!! I dare say they will have a different opinion on the subject !!( and a lot of foul language to suit ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Quite frankly rabbit numbers are so low in my part of Wales that i think i can say with total honesty they are not a pest. Mixy appears every autumn without fail. Sad that NE though have without a doubt pandered to public opinion, could we see a sudden increase in the incidence of mixy on NE reserves? Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I posted on another forum that the scum at Natural England have this week responded to me regarding a complaint about a major rabbit problem. A client has a field bordered on three sides by dual carriageway, and with a public footpath on the open side. Shooting, gassing, Rodenating and ferretting have all been ineffective. The rabbits stripped every square inch of foliage up to a height of 18" on a 33-acre field and surrounding hedges. NE is no longer accepting complaints about rabbit damage, unless the damage is on a national scale. NE has also taken the unilateral decision to ignore the Pest Act 1954, which it states is outdated and unsupportable. Basically another instance of jobsworth soap-dodgers stabbing the rural community in the back. And hilarious with all the clamour about food shortages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Just more evidence of how far removed those jobsworths in positions of authority are from reality. I've said for years that we need to be ever careful as the anti brigade weedle their way into jobs within areas where they can have an effect on rural life and field sports in general. It's not an outright ban on shooting we should fear it's all the little obstacles we face. Maybe someone will take a (BIG) truckload of dead rabbits and dump them on NEs doorstep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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