Help us stop fox hunting on the RSPB's bird reserves

On February 8, this year, the RSPB gave permission for a local fox hunt to pursue and kill foxes on its reserve
at Ynys Hir in Wales. This is despite the presence on the reserve of nesting herons and egrets, and the inevitable disturbance to woodcock and other birds.

The League Against Cruel Sports has criticised the RSPB, saying, "Allowing a fox hunt onto a bird reserve merely serves to endanger the birds living or nesting there. The RSPB's move to allow the hunt was a bad step for conservation and was letting down its members and supporters who had paid for the purchase of the reserve."

The League has also pointed to RSPB Scotland's policy of not allowing fox hunts on their landpolicy of asking people not to take dogs onto reserves.

Following an outcry from anti-hunting campaigners, the RSPB cancelled the hunt "pending a review." The League will be submitting evidence to that review.

Take action today:

Sign our petition to ask the RSPB not to allow fox hunts on their land.

The RSPB are telling the press that they are allowing fox hounds onto their land just in case the Welsh Assembly
Government instruct them to kill foxes. Even in the unlikely event of this happening,
the League believes that there are many humane methods that do not involve allowing
fox hounds to disturb birds.

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