The anti-fieldsports group Animal Aid has designated this week as National Anti-Shooting Week.
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Letters alleging that only a fraction of the shot birds are eaten are expected to appear in local papers? letters? pages this week.
BASC calls for delay to the Scottish government’s muirburn licensing scheme amid concerns from practitioners over the code’s workability.
Following countryside organisations’ campaigning, penalties for illegal coursing have increased, with average fines up from £360 to £6,000