Get active to oppose shooting

On 1 October, the pheasant shooting season will begin. The partridge shooting started earlier in September. Millions of birds will be used as live feathered targets, before the killing ends on 1 February next year.

With snares banned in Wales and Scotland (and a promised ban in England), it is vital to increase the pressure on an industry that views animals solely as objects to be killed – most snares are set by gamekeepers to protect game birds before they are shot.

Help us to raise awareness of this cruel pastime by getting active!

You can do some leafleting in your city centre, write a letter to your local newspaper or sign our petition – and share on social media asking all your friends to sign it as well.

1. Order leaflets
2. Sign the petition
3. Letter writers, read on!

Suggestions for points to include in your letter to your local newspaper:

• Every year, 60 million non-native pheasants and partridges are purpose-bred to be used as live feathered targets by shooters
• The breeding parent birds are imprisoned in appalling metal cages
• Native wildlife, including foxes and other birds, are killed to ‘protect’ the pheasants and partridges until they are shot
• The release of millions of pheasants and partridges has a significant negative impact on other wild animals and the environment
• Shooters kill birds using toxic lead shot, which harms the environment, other animals and people
• And, of course, the shooting, wounding and killing of the pheasants and partridges themselves is cruel and completely unnecessary