Good gamekeeping has conservation benefits
AS the national body representing gamekeepers, we have been contacted by local members about the anti-game shooting letter you ran last week (Help the Birds).
The wording of this letter is virtually identical to that provided by a pressure group called Animal Aid, which is based in Kent.
We note that it ended with an exhortation to contact that group.
Anyone minded to do so should be aware that Animal Aid is not a registered charity.
Gamekeepers carry out an immense amount of good work for nature conservation, helping to look after more wildlife habitat and all its associated species than all the nature conservation bodies put together.
Many birds that are in steep decline nationally still thrive on land looked after by gamekeepers, and the conservation benefits of good gamekeeping are acknowledged by the Government’s own nature advisers.
Moreover, game birds, such as pheasants, provide the ultimate in nutritious, truly free-range meat.
Be very wary of anybody who tries to tell you otherwise – especially when they want your money.
A Mitchell,
National Gamekeepers’ Organisation,
Darlington.
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