Bill Oddie, comedian and birder says: ‘Driven Grouse!? You mean they have chauffeurs? If only. They are being driven to their deaths. Blasted by the guns of those who might well have chauffeurs!. The very definition of a Cruel Sport. It should be banned.‘ To join Bill Oddie, please sign Gavin Gamble’s e-petition which calls…
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The last 8 days for Gavin Gamble’s e-petition
Many congratulatons to Gavin Gamble, whatever happens in the next eight days; your e-petition has topped 40,000 signatures, and passed 41,000, and that makes it a highly-supported, highly-popular and highly-successful one. Well done! Gavin’s e-petition added 3,000 signatures in the last week. In contrast, the Jane Griggs ‘support’ grouse shooting e-petition has almost ground to…
Keith, Steven, Colin and Mike – phone some friends!
When readers guessed at how many signatures Gavin Gamble’s e-petition would get, the carefully crafted estimates were as follows: Well, with eight and a half days to go, Louise, Nick and Philip have already lost out and Simon would need a massive slowdown to stand any chance! And that might happen as we are heading…
Do you say ‘Ban driven grouse shooting’?
Over the past week I have featured quotes from a couple of dozen people who have made their feelings clear that they want to see driven grouse shooting banned. Here are the links to what they said: Mark Cocker, Alan Davies, Jeremy Deller, Jon Dunn, Dominic Dyer, Brian Egan, Peter Egan, Harry Huyton, Ceri Levy, Gill…
An Unreliable History of Birdwatching (50) by Paul Thomas
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Cartoonist Paul Thomas says: ‘I’m against driven grouse shoots because of the grotesque cruelty that is being dished out in the name of ‘sport’. Anyone defending it is talking out of their butts.’ To join Paul Thomas, please sign Gavin Gamble’s e-petition which calls for a ban on driven grouse shooting.