They're not. They are banned in Scotland and Wales, though. Defra has promised to deliver on its commitment to ban snares, but no legislative timeline has been announced. Every month Labour delays, more animals will suffer and die in snares.
Alick Simmons
@parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
Erstwhile veterinarian; Amateur naturalist; Aspiring conservationist; Animal ethicist; Vulture fan. Author of ‘Treated Like Animals’: https://tinyurl.com/5a3cut5p Forthcoming book: https://tinyurl.com/yw8uh5k6 My photos: https://pbase.com/alick_simmons
It’s well worth listening to the excellent @davegoulson.bsky.social on game shooting. It’s a thoughtful, compelling and accurate takedown of this egregious enterprise. And as Dave says, don’t eat game birds. Ever.
Raptor Persecution UK@raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 2d agoThe ecological impacts of game shooting - new YouTube video from leading UK conservationist, Professor Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social Well worth a watch! (22 mins long) raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/18/t...
White-tailed Eagle poisonings in Dorset, and the Government's failed Rodenticide Stewardship Scheme, feature in latest edition of Private Eye. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/18/w...
White-tailed Eagle poisonings feature in Private Eye
Last month, a press release from Wildlife Poisoning Research UK (WPRUK) revealed that more White-tailed Eagles had been poisoned in Dorset, with high concentrations of Second Generation Anticoagula…
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I’ve got a message for Netanyahu: ‘Awa’ an bile yer heid’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’
Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’
theguardian.com
For thousands of years, a solar eclipse has been a prophetic harbinger of a spectacular, epoch-making event. Just saying. #VoteBinface #Clacton
I just saw a video of a man offering to review 'small authors' if they send him a $200 deposit, an $800 payment for a video review, and the free book atop that. Do NOT pay for reviews. Do NOT pay for reviews. Do NOT pay for reviews. The AUDACITY of those prices. Oh my gosh.
Read this and then read the linked posts. You begin to understand that there is a whole, different world out there, inhabited by people who believe that the environment can and must be beaten into submission, people for whom the law is there to be subverted. People who must be brought to heel.
Raptor Persecution UK@raptorpersuk.bsky.social · last wk.Raeshaw Estate (notorious grouse moor in Scottish Borders) seeks judicial review of General Licence restriction relating to Golden Eagle Merrick being 'shot & killed'. New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/08/11/r...
People of Clacton! Show your support for me by putting a bin outside your house, one day this week, of a colour of Tendring Council's choice. This will be unequivocal proof of the success of my campaign.
If Nigel Farage loses Clacton to a refuse receptacle his career ends. A vote for Count Binface is a vote to end Trumpism in the UK.
It's hard to believe that an organisation under so much scrutiny can be so tin-eared. But, then again, if you have run an unaccountable monopoly for 25 years, perhaps such arrogance becomes the norm.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoThames Water faces row over £1m payment to finance chief
An interesting perspective on the decision to prohibit the taking of gannet chicks on Sula Sgeir. I’d be more inclined to agree if I thought that the correspondent (or any other proponent) was prepared to accept & address the gross cruelty involved. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Let local communities be the stewards of their own wildlife | Letter
Letter: Sjúrður Hammer responds to NatureScot’s decision to prohibit the annual Guga Hunt, where islanders collect gannet chicks on the Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir
theguardian.com
Entire programmes of football are postponed because the ground is too hard to play on while the sports grounds of private schools are copiously watered - all while they lie unused because the little darlings are on holiday, dontcha know? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scratch of the day: local football season postponed due to ‘rock hard’ pitches
Drought and record heat have forced the Norfolk and Suffolk league to move kick-off to the end of August as the ground is deemed too dangerous to play on
theguardian.com
Water companies panic as drought worsens in UK From the new Private Eye, out now.
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When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore. When your SpaceX rocket hits the moon like a big piece of junk and you don't give a shit, you're a moron.
We’re taking care of a new island! The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is pleased to announce the 20-year lease of Middleholm Island from National Trust Cymru. Middleholm, along with Skomer, Skokholm, Cardigan and St Margaret’s, will become the fifth island in our care.
I’m helping save Coul Links. Will you? Coul Links is a beautiful and unique wildlife habitat in the Scottish Highlands. But it is threatened once again with development. Join me in urging Scottish Ministers to say no to this damaging application. action.rspb.org.uk/page/166270/...
Save Coul Links!
Your voice could help save this precious habitat from a new threat of development.
action.rspb.org.uk
Thames Water’s service has been shoddy, expensive and wasteful. They need to stop moaning and get a grip. Not a penny of taxpayers' money should be used to bail out their shareholders.
Sadiq Khan tells Thames Water to stop ‘moaning’ and ‘get a grip’ | LBC
Lord Sadiq Khan said Thames Water’s bosses and the regulator Ofwat needed to “get a grip” after years of “shoddy service”
lbc.co.uk
CEOs of the water companies making sure that the grass stays soft and lush for the autumn term’s rugger at Freddie’s school.
Alick Simmons@parliamentarygoose.bsky.social · 3w agoOne rule for the gentry and another for the proletariat. ‘Twas ever thus. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
One rule for the gentry and another for the proletariat. ‘Twas ever thus. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s alright for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans
As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays
theguardian.com
Closing out on a month of reflection, Kerry shares her thoughts on what the name change really represents. 100 years of members, contributors and staff making this possible. Be part of the next chapter. 🔗 Become a member: scienceforanimalwelfare.org/support-our-work/membership
