Raven by Lisa Langell

Anybody can 'trap and kill wild birds'

Currently under Scottish law, anybody can legally ‘trap wild birds and bash their brains out' without having to justify their actions and without any training in how to handle and kill birds humanely according to a recent Wildlife Extra news report.

The report goes on to say, ‘People have only to read a licence on a Government website, obtain a freely issued identification tag from the local police and they can then trap and kill unlimited numbers of magpies, crows and other birds.’

‘It is actually far too easy to get legal permission to kill these birds but still people are breaking the law and getting away with it. It is ludicrous that anyone can, without any training in the humane handling and killing of wild birds, stick a trap in their garden and then trap wild birds and bash their brains out against a wall’ says John Robins of Animal Concern Advice Line (ACAL).

The Scottish government have been asked to look into the situation of granting tags by the Police. It is imperative that the law needs tightening to stop this ‘legal’ method of slaughter.

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