Gamekeepers suffer abuse on a daily basis – so what’s to be done about it?
Gamekeepers run a daily gauntlet of abuse and there appears little that can be done to stop it. Matt Cross investigates.
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Gamekeepers run a daily gauntlet of abuse
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The days when a respected gamekeeper could relax in his local pub appear to be long tone
Abuse of gamekeepers
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Social media has become a valuable tool for abusers to spread hate and anti-shooting material
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With the solitary nature of the job, keepers can feel even more isolated
Allegation
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Keepers have been filmed going about their daily routine
The gamekeeping team at Moscar in Derbyshire has perhaps been subject to the most concentrated campaign of harassment. An extremist animal rights team drawn from the hardcore of hunt saboteurs has turned an unrelenting focus on them. They have been filmed and photographed going about their work and the images have been spread online. In a Facebook post, one of the estate’s keepers was named and a photo showing his face was published.