The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) have conducted an intense undercover investigation at one of the most prominent shooting estates in Yorkshire. Harewood have extensive links within the shooting industry, hosting the BASC Game Fair annually, and the aristocratic family who own the estate are relatives of the Royals. After the Queen’s gamekeeper at Balmoral was revealled to be culling protected birds of prey, this is yet another major hit out against an industry responsible for disgusting suffering and cruelty. Allegations have also been made with regards to breaches of the law and industry guidelines by the Harewood Estate.
The investigation describes how a “pit of death” was discovered, containing the decomposing remains of over 100 animals including foxes, rabbits, pigeons and squirrels, and how this was a deliberate entisement for preditor animals who would then end up with the same unfortunate fate.
Click Here to read the full “War on Wildlife” report.
Please politely contact the Harewood Estate to voice your disgust:
Harewood House
Harewood
Leeds LS17 9LG
Tel: 0113 218 1010
Fax: 0113 218 1002
info@harewood.org
Estate Office
0113 288 6252
estate_office@harewoodestate.co.uk
July 17, 2009 at 11:39 pm |
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A gamekeeper on the Queen’s Balmoral Estate has been fined after a dead badger was found in a snare on the property. Robbie Elliot, 45, admitted failing to check a fox snare at least once a day at Birkhall, which is part of the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire.