Offbeat
Should we play politics with animals’ feelings?
BASC’s Dr Conor O’Gorman considers the progress of the government’s Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill and the risk it poses to sustainable shooting and rural life.
Offbeat
Government trophy hunting inquiry – will the truth prevail?
Read Conor O’Gorman’s blog on the government’s new Animals Abroad inquiry and why this is an important opportunity for MPs to hear the evidence on overseas hunting and the import of trophies.
Features
Fur trade ‘public attitudes’ survey sets a dangerous precedent
BASC’s Conor O’Gorman says a public attitudes survey on the UK fur trade risks government policy decisions being based on emotion rather than evidence.
Offbeat
What does the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill mean for shooting?
Conor O’Gorman takes a closer look at the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill and its potential consequences to shooting.
Conservation
Rewilding: a fad or the future
There is no doubt that rewilding has captured the media’s imagination. Conor O’Gorman discusses what it means for shooting and conservation.
Conservation
Sustainable shooting key to government’s nature recovery plans
Read Dr Conor O’Gorman’s blog on the role sustainable shooting has to play in the government’s ambitious plans for nature recovery in England.
Deer
Challenges for shooting in animal welfare shake-up
Read Conor O’Gorman’s blog following the inclusion of plans for new animal welfare legislation in the Queen’s speech in parliament yesterday.
Lead Shot
Two-year UK lead ammunition review – threat or opportunity?
BASC’s Dr Conor O’Gorman considers what the announcement of a two-year UK REACH review on lead ammunition means for shooting.
Lead Shot
EU turns the screw on lead ammunition
Dr O’Gorman discusses the latest policy developments on lead ammunition.