Extinction rebellion; what would you do?

topground

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Livestock Farmer
Location
North Somerset.
From their website.
NOTES

⚠️ BE MINDFUL of wildlife and DO NOT DISTURB farm animals or crops

If any of your land is likely to be invaded put some livestock on it. If they disturb them they are flouting their own rules. Film it if it happens and shoot any dogs worrying stock as you would on any other occasion.
 

Ffermer Bach

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Livestock Farmer
I've been made aware that Extinction Rebellion are organising a "mass trespass" on Saturday from 12-2pm on one of my fields (it is advertised on Facebook with a picture of my field gate and the nearby car park for reference).

What would everyone do? I've spoken to the police on 101 for advice, they've suggested going down with family and asking them not to go on, I'm in two minds myself though, it's where we usually put the sucklers out and by then they might be out with the dry weather we are having, or to go down and join them, just to make sure they don't leave a big mess behind..... as above, what would you do???
plaster the field with slurry or even better hen muck
 

Sid

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Livestock Farmer
Location
South Molton
Says on national Facebook page 197 going some turn out!

If you need to call the police tell them you feel intimidated and threaten going about your lawful business.
Anyone carrying a walking stick could also be construed as an offensive weapon
 

Landrover

Member
How do you find out where they are doing these things ? I don't suppose my very rural corner of Northumberland will be of interest to them as it's too far for them to travel to, but it would be of interest to find out where there "prostesting"
 

Spartacus

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Lancaster
How do you find out where they are doing these things ? I don't suppose my very rural corner of Northumberland will be of interest to them as it's too far for them to travel to, but it would be of interest to find out where there "prostesting"
A friend informed me of it (well on the side of private being private, not sure how she found out). It appears the reason for it happening is because the gate has a "strictly private" sign on it from when the gate was put there 50+ years ago. I assume if the sign wasn't there they wouldn't be doing it 🤷
 

delilah

Member
Just to stir the pot.....I'm sure that we have all made use in one way or another of the access rights that came about as a result of the Kinder trespass.
 

unlacedgecko

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Fife
I fücking despise this shitty country and the limp wristed liberal strokers that infest it. Their do gooder böllocks is enabling the scum to flourish. In any decent progressive society we’d be legally allowed to use lethal force against trespassers.

After a long day trucking I’ve gone to move my ewes to a new paddocks. Some tiny penised cünt has trashed the fence. Reel post pulled up, all wires cut and plastic stakes thrown in trees. So the scrotes can trespass and ride their bikes down a small hill. I’m beyond angry. It was dark by the time I finished and the ewes didn’t get moved.

 
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Scholsey

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Location
Herefordshire
I fücking despise this shitty country and the limp wristed liberal strokers that infest it. Their do golfer böllocks is enabling the scum to flourish. In any decent progressive society we’d be legally allowed to use lethal force against trespassers.

After a long day trucking I’ve gone to move my ewes to a new paddocks. Some tiny penised cünt has trashed the fence. Reel post pulled up, all wires cut and plastic stakes thrown in trees. So the scrotes can trespass and ride their bikes down a small hill. I’m beyond angry. It was dark by the time I finished and the ewes didn’t get moved.


we’d never have guessed.
 

tepapa

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
North Wales
A more subtle and potentially effective thing would be to sit at a table and ask for the name and address of anyone wishing to enter.
Explain that part of the campaign against private ownership of property is supporters giving details of their own property for public use.
Just say it's for covid tracing, part of todays rules I'm afraid.
 

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