The UK taxpayer subsidises estate owners to maintain these vitally important habitats and ecosystems. Critically, these Moors provide 70% of drinking water in Britain Continue Reading... "042 Grouse Moor Conservation – Is it for Real?"
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026 – Are We Subsidising Wildlife Persecution in the UK?
Shooting estates have used the uplands as cash cows – taking millions in subsidies from taxpayers to support the killing of hundreds of thousands of birds every year in the name of entertainment. Land management is geared directly toward the welfare of the grouse, and the detriment of native wildlife and people. We believe that the majority of UK taxpayers would be horrified to know that their income tax is being given to wealthy landowners to support the killing of grouse for entertainment and that’s before they know about the snaring and poisoning of protected and native wild animals and the destruction of the upland peat bogs, carbon release from burning and the increased risk of flooding to those taxpayers homes and businesses in the lowlands. Continue Reading... "026 – Are We Subsidising Wildlife Persecution in the UK?"