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Prince Charles has demanded urgent action to stop the annual ‘barbaric slaughter’ of half a million migrating songbirds at a British Army base in Cyprus.
The creatures, familiar to millions of British gardens, often suffer for hours after being illegally snared in nets or on glue-coated sticks, before being killed and served up as a delicacy in Greek restaurants for £65 a plate.
In a private letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, the Prince has taken the highly unusual step of writing to the most senior Army commander in Cyprus, as well as to the island’s president, condemning the ‘industrial scale killing’. Charles claims that it is big business, run by ‘serious organised criminals’


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[miltiades]

" Regarded as Viagra ?
Now it makes sense why so many Cypriot wankers like ambelopoulia !!!!

[yialousa1971]

Larsen traps, ladder traps and other multi-traps are used, mostly by gamekeepers to kill magpies, crows and rooks but also birds of prey (raptors). Increasingly bloodsport groups like hide their true motives behind conservation especially the Songbird Survival Trust.

http://www.againstcorvidtraps.co.uk

Brother of Olympic medalist convicted of cruelty

Posted: 28 May 2009 - ACT News

Edward Lucy (pictured right), 22, brother of Olympic rowing silver medalist Tom Lucy, has pleaded guilty to clubbing trapped crows to death in a Multi-trap cage.
Mr Lucy of Monmouth, appeared at Newport Magistrates Court this morning, Thursday 28th May 2009 and pleaded guilty to Sec 1(1)(a) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Killing wild birds.
Against Corvid Traps was able to track Mr Lucy down after he posted shocking video footage on YouTube and we reported it to the appropriate authorities.
The shocking video was removed from You Tube but we had saved the brutal video as it shows for the first time what really happens when crows are caught in these traps.

http://www.againstcorvidtraps.co.uk/new ... bbed-birds

Royal gamekeeper fined over owl death
Posted: 23 November 2008 - Daily Mail
One of the Queen's gamekeepers has been fined £500 for setting a trap that caught a tawny owl.
Dean Wright, who works on the Sandringham Estate, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, admitted committing the offence at Shernborne in December 2005.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - whose patron is the Queen - said it was "disappointing" the offence had been committed on a royal estate. Wright, 26, of Anmer, Norfolk, appeared at King's Lynn Magistrates' Court.
He had denied causing unnecessary suffering to the owl caught in the trap and the Crown Prosecution Service chose not to pursue that charge.
Ian West, head of investigations for the RSPB, said: "High standards are expected of people working as professional gamekeepers on estates."
Prosecutors said Wright had lawfully set the trap for a rat, but committed an offence by not covering it to prevent birds getting in. The owl had to be put down because of a leg injury it suffered.
Ian Mayers, for Wright, said the gamekeeper had apologised to the court and his employers.
But district judge, Philip Browning, said: "It is still not clear to me why you uncovered the trap. What you did was unwise."
Wright, one of 14 gamekeepers on the 20,000-acre estate, would keep his job but would be disciplined by his employers, the court was told.

He was ordered to pay £470 costs.

http://www.againstcorvidtraps.co.uk/new ... -owl-death



Leicester farmer fined for bird trapping
Posted: 29 February 2012 - Bird Watch
In the first case of its type in England, a Market Harborough farmer was fined £2,500 (plus costs) after being found guilty of trapping birds on his land without an appropriate licence.
A Leicestershire Police investigation, which began in August 2011,found that 53-year-old Ivan Peter Crane from East Langton was not eligible to act under the terms of a General Licence from Natural England, nor had he applied for a separate individual licence. All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Crane was found to be using a Larsen cage-trap. Commonly used on farms to control birds such as Carrion Crows and Magpies, they rely on the use of a decoy bird which must be provided with food, water, shelter and a perch. The territorial nature of this family of birds cause them to challenge the decoy bird and become caught in the trap. Cage-traps must be checked daily and any target birds that have been caught should be removed and humanely dispatched. Non-target birds must be released unharmed.
Landowners can act under the authority of a General Licence to control some species of birds on their land for specific purposes. However, Crane’s conviction for offences under wildlife legislation in early 2011 meant that he could not rely on the terms of a General Licence and was therefore contravening the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The verdict was given on Monday 27 February at Leicester Magistrates Court, and he was fined in part taking a wild bird (£750), using a trap to kill or take a wild bird (£1,000) and possessing an article capable of being used to commit an offence under sections 1-17 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (£750).

http://www.againstcorvidtraps.co.uk/new ... d-trapping

[yialousa1971]

Saturday, October 30, 1999 Published at 18:05 GMT


Prince Charles takes sons hunting

William has been fox hunting several times

The League Against Cruel Sports has accused the Prince of Wales of using his sons to make a "political statement" after he took them hunting on the first day of the foxhunting season.
Prince William joined his father, the Prince of Wales, on the Beaufort Hunt on Saturday.

His younger brother, Prince Harry, followed their progress as a pillion passenger on a trials motorbike.

The chairman of the League Against Cruel Sports, John Cooper, said: "With a possible hunt ban on the cards he is clearly trying to intimidate MPs into shelving a ban because he enjoys foxhunting.


Prince Charles is keen his sons share his passion for foxhunting
"Charles is engaging the practice of setting a pack of hounds on a wild animal for fun - but this is animal abuse in the name of tradition.

"He is out of touch with the British public who know that this cruel and barbaric pastime has no place in the 21st century."

Legislation looming

The princes' appearance on the hunt, which takes place close to Prince Charles' Highgrove home in Gloucestershire, came amid renewed debate among the pro- and anti-hunt lobbies over the future of the sport.

Parliamentary legislation on banning the activity is due to be outlined in the Queen's Speech on 17 November.

Prince William, who has been foxhunting several times in the past, was dressed, like his father, in tweed jacket, jodhpurs and riding cap.

Charles' girlfriend Camilla is a keen huntswoman
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman told BBC News Online: "To say that by taking his sons hunting he is making a political statement, is absolute nonsense."

She said: "Hunting is still a legal sport and everyone knows that the Prince of Wales is a hunter. As for the children, while it is still legal they are perfectly free to make their own choice."

Although the Beaufort Hunt's official opening meeting takes place next week, foxes were being hunted on Saturday as part of what is known as autumn hunting.

A hunt marshal said the idea was to split families of foxes up, ready for the new season. It also allows the hounds to pick up the scent.

A large demonstration by hunt supporters in the south west of England is expected to take place at Exeter racecourse in Devon on Sunday.

At the demonstration, part of a series organised by the Countryside Alliance, there will be speeches from Labour peer Baroness Mallalieu and other pro-hunting grandees. A march will then proceed to the town centre.

Other protests have already attracted 12,000 in Birmingham, 19,000 in Newcastle and 11,000 in Norwich.

The final demonstration takes place in Cardiff on 10 November.

'Vote-catching gimmick'

TV presenter Anne Robinson attended the opening meet of the Vale of the White Horse Hunt, near Fairford in Gloucestershire on Saturday.

She is one of a number of celebrities including Harry Enfield and Ian Botham who support foxhunting.



The fox hunting debate is intense
She said: "I care passionately about the countryside and the rights of the people who live in it.

"The government's support for a ban on hunting is a vote-catching gimmick and is playing on the heart strings of people whose knowledge of rural life is based on Walt Disney movies and Animal Hospital.

"I am on the side of liberty. Tony Blair should mind his own business. If he is concerned about cruelty to animals he should set his sights on the welfare of domestic pets locked up in the inner cities."

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[yialousa1971]

Make sure you watch the video posted on this site:- http://www.againstcorvidtraps.co.uk/new ... bbed-birds

[Cap]

Reh 'Prince' Charloui.
Take your opinions and shove them.

Suddenly every Tom Dick and Harry have become experts on CY problems.

[miltiades]

Whenever someone criticizes any aspects of animal cruelty, bird destruction etc in Cyprus along come the defenders to tell us, oh but worst things happen elsewhere too!
Frankly I don't give a toss if cruelty exists elsewhere, Im concerned with Cyprus and the absence of flying ALIVE birds.
What the fuck does anyone see in a few grams of meat, delicacy, my arse. Try archidia, much tastier !!

[B25]

Whenever someone criticizes any aspects of animal cruelty, bird destruction etc in Cyprus along come the defenders to tell us, oh but worst things happen elsewhere too!
Frankly I don't give a toss if cruelty exists elsewhere, Im concerned with Cyprus and the absence of flying ALIVE birds.
What the fuck does anyone see in a few grams of meat, delicacy, my arse. Try archidia, much tastier !!

And you would know

[B25]

Prince Charles has demanded urgent action to stop the annual ‘barbaric slaughter’ of half a million migrating songbirds at a British Army base in Cyprus.
The creatures, familiar to millions of British gardens, often suffer for hours after being illegally snared in nets or on glue-coated sticks, before being killed and served up as a delicacy in Greek restaurants for £65 a plate.
In a private letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, the Prince has taken the highly unusual step of writing to the most senior Army commander in Cyprus, as well as to the island’s president, condemning the ‘industrial scale killing’. Charles claims that it is big business, run by ‘serious organised criminals’


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That's rich coming from an adulterer that wanted to be the Tampax to his tart, whilst he was married to an innocent young girl.

Hypocrisy at its highest.

[GreekIslandGirl]

Prince Charles has demanded urgent action to stop the annual ‘barbaric slaughter’ of half a million migrating songbirds at a British Army base in Cyprus.
The creatures, familiar to millions of British gardens, often suffer for hours after being illegally snared in nets or on glue-coated sticks, before being killed and served up as a delicacy in Greek restaurants for £65 a plate.
In a private letter seen by The Mail on Sunday, the Prince has taken the highly unusual step of writing to the most senior Army commander in Cyprus, as well as to the island’s president, condemning the ‘industrial scale killing’. Charles claims that it is big business, run by ‘serious organised criminals’


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That's rich coming from an adulterer that wanted to be the Tampax to his tart, whilst he was married to an innocent young girl.

Hypocrisy at its highest.

Even worse, did he have the trap set to finish her off?