The supporters of a ban on driven grouse shooting, are now 19,700 signatures ahead of the forces of conservatism who wish this unsustainable hobby of shooting birds for fun and profit to continue.
But it’s not quite as simple as that, as there are three e-petitions including Ed Hutchings’s e-petition, supported by the RSPB, which suggests that there is a middle way of licensing grouse shooting.
And, the three petitions all started at different times and so have been running for different lengths of time and have different times remaining until they close.
Three e-petitions - how do they compare?
| Position | Signatures | Signs in last week | Days left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Gamble | Ban | 34,700 | c800 | 35 |
| Jane Griggs | Pro | 15,000 | hardly any | 87 |
| Ed Hutchings | License | 12,400 | c500 | 109 |
If you want to see more sustainable land managment in the uplands and an end to wildlife crime then the outcome that will deliver that is certainly a ban on driven grouse shooting – so please sign Gavin Gamble’s e-petition which calls for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
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Gavin: 35,093
Ed: 13,531
Griggs: 15,031
The RSPB February Campaigns Update has pushed Ed’s petition again… but they need to get their finger out and give it some umph!
I do not think for one second that any driven grouse shoot could meet Ed’s suggested license conditions (natural numbers of predators and other wildlife etc), but if the RSPB want to try that route they need to put their collective shoulder to the wheel and get the signatures in.