Our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting has just moved past the 29,000 signature barrier. I’m very hopeful that in the 10 days up to and including (at least some of) 21 January, we will pass 30,000 too. There are now 16 constituencies where more than 100 people have signed to ban driven grouse shooting….
Category: CAMPAIGNING: petitions, marches, writing to your MP, HHDay
Where do you stand with 12 days to go?
If you had a guess at how many signatures our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting will achieve before it closes on 21 January then your name should be on this list. If your name is in red, then I’m afraid events have already passed you by – but thank you for being a sport…
Another 1000 signatures and 13 days left
That was quick! The latest 1000 signatures on our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting arrived in just five days. We have now passed 28,000 signatures. Thank you to everyone who has signed, shared and helped in various ways. If you are active on Facebook then please ask your friends to like this page but…
The missing signatures – mind the gap!
I recently received this email from an RSPB member and keen member of a local RSPB group. ‘I have just finished reading your book ‘Inglorious’, which I found very informative. I had no idea that driven grouse shooting had such a deleterious effect on wild life, especially on birds of prey, and I now would…
Another mini-milestone
Our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting has passed another small milestone today when it reached, and passed, 27,399 signatures. Why? Because last year, in a longer period of time (almost twice as long) a similar e-petition reached 22,399 signatures so we have exceeded that by a round 5,000 signatures and the signature count keeps…
27,000! And an offer
Our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting passed 27,000 signatures yesterday evening. It has accrued 2000 signatures in the last month or so which is pretty good going. The e-petition closes on 21 January (I’m not sure what time on that day!) and so we are entering the finishing straight. This is pretty good going,…
2015 – the Hen Harrier year in pictures
The conflict between driven grouse shooting and Hen Harriers like Henry (or rather, not very like Henry) is a real one. Hen Harriers eat enough grouse seriously to reduce grouse bags when they are shot for fun. Grouse shooting interests illegally kill enough Hen Harriers in the UK to reduce their population to c6-800 pairs…
Another milestone – thank you!
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25,000 signatures to ban driven grouse shooting
Climate march in London today
Together we are powerful – that was the message that thousands of people sent to our politicians in London this afternoon – and others were sending the same message in other cities across the UK and across the world this weekend. How many of us were there? I don’t know. I’d guess 20,000-40,000 but maybe…
Take to the streets
Will you join the climate march in London on Sunday? I will. See you there!