This is the full response I have received from M&S this afternoon (at 15:58). ‘I’ve checked with the team and nothing has changed since we were last in contact. We are currently working with our supplier to monitor numbers for this season and will only sell grouse if the numbers are strong enough.’ M&S intend…
Category: Lead
FC England take the lead (out)
Forestry Commission England have done what they said they would do, and from the opening of the deer and boar culling season the vast majority of all such animals culled on FCE land will have been culled with non-toxic lead ammunition. The very small exceptions will be areas where the sporting rights have been retained…
Minister dozing on lead
We are fast approaching the anniversary of the submission of the Lead Ammunition Group’s report to ministers. We have seen no visible sign of activity from the minister with responsibility for this issue – Rory Stewart. He appears to have dozed off. The recently published LAG minutes from a teleconference held in late April are…
M&S #spiritofsummer
M&S are handling their grouse meat issue spectacularly badly. They say they have an ‘industry leading’ Code of Practice – agreed with an organisation funded, to a large extent, by grouse shooters but not supported by a proper conservation organisation. That hardly inspires confidence, does it? And they are so proud of this industry leading…
Mini round up
I’ve been away for a few days and I’d love you to guess where I’ve been. A mini-round-up: worrying signs on the West Pennine Moors that development is planned (more on this later) a month ago, and 7000 signatures ago, I posted this and tomorrow morning the RSPB will reply here M&S are not responding…