tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009643355982117276.post2605673182332002763..comments2023-11-18T20:46:14.848+00:00Comments on James Marchington: Lead ban isn't workingJames Marchingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08109578008088776428noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009643355982117276.post-80335709024240274872010-11-09T20:52:39.462+00:002010-11-09T20:52:39.462+00:00Hear hear Vicky - and I'd add that people are ...Hear hear Vicky - and I'd add that people are also reluctant to use shells that they arent confident will kill the birds cleanly - they'd rather break a daft law than see birds fly off wounded.<br /><br />I can't condone lawbreaking, but some laws just beg to be broken, and it comes as no surprise when they are.James Marchingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109578008088776428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009643355982117276.post-26375667576004774602010-11-09T18:33:19.615+00:002010-11-09T18:33:19.615+00:00The English law is daft. Lead shot has not been sh...The English law is daft. Lead shot has not been shown to be a hazard to human health (yet!)and we can still eat pheasants shot with lead. Lead is a problem over wetlands so obviously lead should not be used there....but why can't reared duck flushed from a pond and shot over a stubble field be shot with lead? I'm sure many of these 'illegally' shot duck are shot on mixed duck/pheasant drives by people not wanting to 'waste' too many expensive 'non-toxic' shells of pheasants. Give people a reasonable law, and alternatives to lead at the same price and they'll comply. Give them a daft law and expensive alternatives and don't be surprised if they don't.vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121255969249035539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009643355982117276.post-43922120103560572962010-11-09T14:20:12.932+00:002010-11-09T14:20:12.932+00:00The law in Scotland makes it an offence to use lea...The law in Scotland makes it an offence to use lead within 300 yards of a permanent water course i.e a river pond or loch. Thus no bird or mammal may be shot with lead in these areas.<br /><br />http://www.basc.org.uk/en/utilities/document-summary.cfm/...docid/D5C9615C-C762-40F1-8AD9E3509B0B46E2<br /><br />It seams completely bonkers to me that in England you may hold a clay pigeon shoot over an estuary distributing hundredweights of lead if you so desire. The English species specific lead ban was ill thought through as were so many other Labour laws.Meconopsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517633816539650621noreply@blogger.com