The Great British Cull

Some of the UK’s most familiar and beloved birds are also being threatened by a health scare. Government advisors Natural England are proposing that private citizens be allowed to destroy robin and starling nests and remove their eggs if they are found to be a potential hazard under a General License  however we are already covered under a Private License and all this under the guise of health and safety.

Via the Guardian:

The number of nesting robins, starlings and pied wagtails prompting legitimate health and safety concerns in any year is very, very small, and we shall be responding to Natural England that it would be disproportionate to change the current licensing system, which should easily cope with genuine problems.
—Robin Wynde, RSPB

The group is also proposing that mallard (ducks) and greylag geese be subject to the same vigilante actions.
Is there more to this than just flimsy claims of  Health and Safety, see what you think, I know what I think!!

The Guardian article.....here

Stop Natural England from giving people the right to kill robins and destroy their nests and eggs - Sign the petition......here

Why would would the Tories want to allow the destruction of robins, starlings, wagtails and other such beautiful birds? See the related alternative viewpoints

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