20,000!

Mark Hobbs [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Mark Hobbs [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
I woke a little while ago to find that our e-petition, calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting (in England), passed a major milestone during the night.

20,000 signatures!

Thank you to all who have signed and thank you to those people, mostly individuals rather than organisations, who have promoted this e-petition since it was launched.

This e-petition was launched on 28 May and so our journey together has, so far, lasted less than seven months.

It has been signed by an average of around 90 people a day and has largely been promoted through social media.

We haven’t yet saved a single Hen Harrier, or reduced water bills for anyone, or saved a square centimetre of blanket bog from over-burning, or reduced greenhouse gas emissions from eroded peat, but we have highlighted the problem, the issues and proposed a perfectly serious solution.

To achieve change on the ground we first need to change people’s thoughts. Our e-petition has done that, and every milestone passed, rams home the message.

Thank you again. It’s a milestone, not journey’s end.

 

 

 

 

[registration_form]

10 Replies to “20,000!”

    1. EXCELLENT NEWS

      Here’s to continued momentum Mark, well done lad! 😉

      Here’s to the organisations getting behind individuals rather than the expectation that individuals will always support organisations, where’s the collective collaborative?

  1. Superb Mark! A nice early xmas present for many and a kick up the arse for those that need to get their house in order.

  2. Super job Mark, keep up the pressure. And while I’m here, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and everyone else who reads this excellent blog.

  3. That’s just 10,000 fewer than those that enjoy this “sport” annually. I wonder if they would be prepared to sign a petition in opposition? If so I’d love to have a look at all the names on there.

  4. Well done Mark. What we need now is a big name to involved with raptor persecution, and to be made an example of e.g. a jail sentence

Comments are closed.