P-05-816 Say ‘NO’ to pheasant shooting on Welsh public land
This petition was submitted by Animal Aid having collected 12,706 signatures on an alternative petitions website.
Text of Petition
We
call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh
Government to ensure that Natural Resources Wales, as the Welsh
Government-Sponsored Body responsible, stops leasing out public
land to commercial shooting operations. NRW’s key
constitutional function is to act as an environmental steward of
the land that it manages on behalf of the Welsh Government and
citizens. But leasing this land to shooting operations negatively
impacts on conservation, biodiversity and animal welfare. Shooting
also pollutes the land with toxic lead shot which is responsible
for poisoning and killing many animals. NRW’s shooting leases
facilitate an activity that is abhorrent to many Welsh citizens:
the killing of animals for ‘sport’. The leases also
mean that public access to land that is owned by Welsh citizens can
be restricted.
Assembly Constituency and Region
· Montgomeryshire
· Mid and West Wales