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paulm

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Jim, if this is not appropriate for the forum then please remove it but if not...

As most people know I'm passionate about birds of prey. With me its the birds first but have seen first hand the effects of anyone being able to buy a bird irrelevant of their knowledge and ability to look after one and would like some legislation to stop this.

Please sign the petition to bring in legislation to bring in licensing for falconers and breeders alike.

Falconry and birds of prey - e-petitions

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Done for you mate. You know my thoughts on animals but I don't see the need to treat them cruelly either.
A swift kill is good enuff init?
In fact I am a great advocate of eat your pet, the only animals that should be kept are working animals, Guide dogs, sniffer dogs, guard dogs, mousing cats etc.
Example:
A neighbour has 4 dogs of differing breeds locked indoors barking all day while they are in the pub putting their dole money in the fruit machine, 2 cats that will only shit in my garden, a rabbit in a bedroom, 4 chickens a laying in the garden, and partridge in a pear tree.
My solution would be to kill the people and eat the animals.
Result, clean quiet household smell free, releasing funds back to the government and do the country a service but I would be the one to be punished for my good deed.
 
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I too am staggered that no licence is needed. I love animals and have had them at different stages of my life, but I won't have one now as I am not willing to put in the time, effort and money into looking after them properly. You really have to be committed to animals or don't bother. If they made it a requirement to attend lessons for around 10 weeks at least a couple of evenings a week, then we would have less morons owning untrained and uncontrollable dogs.

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Grump said:
Done for you mate. You know my thoughts on animals but I don't see the need to treat them cruelly either.
A swift kill is good enuff init?
In fact I am a great advocate of eat your pet, the only animals that should be kept are working animals, Guide dogs, sniffer dogs, guard dogs, mousing cats etc.
Example:
A neighbour has 4 dogs of differing breeds locked indoors barking all day while they are in the pub putting their dole money in the fruit machine, 2 cats that will only shit in my garden, a rabbit in a bedroom, 4 chickens a laying in the garden, and partridge in a pear tree.
My solution would be to kill the people and eat the animals.
Result, clean quiet household smell free, releasing funds back to the government and do the country a service but I would be the one to be punished for my good deed.
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ha ha, you really do sit on the fence Brian :funny:

Thanks for the vote.
 
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Buckeye said:
I too am staggered that no licence is needed. I love animals and have had them at different stages of my life, but I won't have one now as I am not willing to put in the time, effort and money into looking after them properly. You really have to be committed to animals or don't bother. If they made it a requirement to attend lessons for around 10 weeks at least a couple of evenings a week, then we would have less morons owning untrained and uncontrollable dogs.

Peter
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I fully agree Peter
 
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I forgot to vote, but have now done that. Where can I get a bird before I have to be licensed, I haven't got a shed to put them in, will a perch under the parasol on the garden table be okay and can I train them to pick up stray dogs and drop them at Brian's:devil:

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Buckeye said:
I forgot to vote, but have now done that. Where can I get a bird before I have to be licensed, I haven't got a shed to put them in, will a perch under the parasol on the garden table be okay and can I train them to pick up stray dogs and drop them at Brian's:devil:

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Thanks Peter.

You can get them at birdsofpreyareus.co.uk. Depending on what size dog you want to pick up depends on what bird you need. A European Eagle Owl should do most though and their good fun to have around... a hoot!
 
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So you get free manure delivered to your garden & they even dig it in for you......& you're still grumpy...... I don't know :funny::funny::funny::funny::funny:
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I would mind so much if they did dig it in but they don't and they particularly like to sit on and flatten my Drains plants and shit on them.
Ollible bastards they are, I have a super powered water pistol they don't like when i can catch em with it, one day it'll be the air rifle, would've been sooner but there don't no meat on when the fur is off.
 
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Grump said:
I would mind so much if they did dig it in but they don't and they particularly like to sit on and flatten my Drains plants and shit on them.
Ollible bastards they are, I have a super powered water pistol they don't like when i can catch em with it, one day it'll be the air rifle, would've been sooner but there don't no meat on when the fur is off.
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A bird of prey would certainly cure the problem of cats Brian :funny:
 
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A bird of prey would certainly cure the problem of cats Brian :funny:
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That's right, they could drop all the stray dogs into your garden, you could eat the ones that don't survive, the rest will keep the cats out:funny:

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I can't believe that you don't need a licence to keep birds of Prey :nonono:
Signed the petition, but I think you will get less signatories as some may not want to enter their address
 
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I am all for it my friend, signed, just waiting for my email conformation ..:thumbs:
 
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Just signed and received my confirmation.
I have a close friend who keeps/breeds/shows birds of prey and he is licensed by various bodies including the local council.
They visit on a regular/random basis and ensure everything is to the book :thumbs:

take care
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