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The Scottish Government has published its Natural Environment Bill, introducing controversial measures that significantly impact deer managers across Scotland. While the Government claims the Bill will modernise deer management to tackle the climate and nature emergency, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has branded the proposals “draconian”. Key provisions in the Bill include… Read more »
BASC has criticised the government’s decision to grant police automatic powers of entry into the homes of firearms certificate holders as unnecessary and an erosion of civil liberties. The police already have powers of entry to prevent crime and if life is in danger. They can also get a warrant from a magistrate and they… Read more »
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Go to any park in the UK and you’re likely to come across a pug panting, grunting, rasping, or gasping. Because of their flat faces and short airways, many breathing-impaired breeds (BIBs), such as such as pugs, bulldogs, and Cavalier King Charles spaniels, struggle to do the very things that render a dog’s life joyful and fulfilling. Going… Read more »
Last week’s high court ruling to outlaw the long-held custom of wild camping on Dartmoor saw people coming out in droves to defend their rights to access the countryside. But it appears DEFRA may have underestimated the public’s desire to protect an improve access to nature. As the department prepares to set out long-awaitedplans for… Read more »
