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| Immoral to take birds from wild for falconry says welfare organisation |
THE organisation Animal Aid has launched a petition calling for Natural England to reverse its decision to grant a licence for peregrines to be taken from the wild for use in falconry.
It has put out a statement as follows: "Taking chicks from their nest and natural habitat to be used in needless breeding programmes is deeply unethical, and this decision must be reversed.
"Peregrine falcons have seen an increase in their numbers in recent decades, so these breeding programmes are in no way beneficial to the species, but only humans involved in falconry.
"Natural England attempt to dignify this taking of chicks from their natural habitats, by calling falconry ‘an ancient tradition’.
"This is a similar justification given by others for brutal blood-sports such as bullfighting and fox hunting, and should not be a valid excuse for any form of animal exploitation.
"Falconry is an archaic sport that exploits animals and results in the human-caused deaths of other wild animals.
"We feel that Natural England should not be supporting this industry in any way, and licensing individuals to take chicks out of the wild for this purpose is immoral and must be stopped.
"Following coverage in The Guardian, we are launching a petition to Natural England to urge them to revoke these licences."
More information at: https://www.animalaid.org.uk/
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