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Striped vermin eaten

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I wonder if this would be a lawful accident here in Britain with other striped intruders?

The Guard Dogs Act 1975

(1)A person shall not use or permit the use of a guard dog at any premises unless a person (“the handler”) who is capable of controlling the dog is present

(7c) ' “premises” means land other than agricultural land '

The Hunting Act 2004 - High Court Judgment of February 2009

'hunting is an intentional activity; the accidental or inadvertent hunting of a wild mammal with one or more dogs is not an offence under the Act. To prove an offence of illegal hunting it would be necessary to prove that the defendant engaged and participated in the hunting and that the hunting was intentional'

Protection of Badgers Act 1992

6 General exceptions.

A person is not guilty of an offence under this Act by reason only of—

(c)unavoidably killing or injuring a badger as an incidental result of a lawful action;
 
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How is your SFI 24 application progressing?

  • havn't been invited to apply

    Votes: 29 37.2%
  • have been invited to apply

    Votes: 13 16.7%
  • applied but not yet accepted

    Votes: 28 35.9%
  • agreement up and running

    Votes: 8 10.3%

Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

This webinar will be...
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