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Strengthen law to protect the UK's birds of Prey & not issue licences to cull.
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1,656 signatures
What the petition asks
Over 50 years ago a law was introduced to protect the UK's birds of prey. Friday 13th of November 2015 saw a High Court judge, Mr Justice Ouseley, open the doors for the possible culling of our native Buzzards that threaten the profits of Pheasant shoots. This can't be allowed to happen.
This ruling will encourage more gamekeepers to submit more applications to kill buzzards ‘to protect’ their pheasants. It doesn’t mean that all licence applications will be successful, as each case will still have to be assessed on its individual circumstances and all tests will still have to be met (e.g. has the gamekeeper done everything else in his/her power to solve the perceived problem?).
Raptor Persecution Scotland Blog
Let's make the law clear, No Killing, full stop.
Raptor Persecution Scotland Blog
Let's make the law clear, No Killing, full stop.
Timeline
| 17 Nov 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 May 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,656
Status
Closed
Opened
17 Nov 2015
Closed
17 May 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.