Be the voice of shooting.
The government is reviewing every aspect of game shooting in England. The antis see this as an opportunity to create a negative narrative about shooting to justify a ban. Let’s prove them wrong.
BASC urged Defra to give people more time to respond to the review. Defra said no. The call for evidence closes at 23:59 on Sunday 1 November.
You do not need to live in England to get involved. If you shoot, beat, pick up, work, run a business or have otherwise been involved in game shooting in England, your voice counts.
Having problems sending your evidence?
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If you have arrived on this page via a link on Facebook on your phone and you have any problems sending an email via the link above, please do the following:
- Once you’ve clicked on the link in the post, tap the three dots in the top right of your screen
- Select ‘Open in external browser’
- This page will open in a new window. You can then tap the buttons above or below to send your email to Defra.
Alternatively, use the below template to paste into an email:
Subject: Call for evidence: gamebird release, shooting and welfare — my evidence
Dear Defra Gamebirds Team,
My name is [name] and I have been involved in game shooting for around [X] years.
I am submitting the following information to inform your review of game shooting in England.
[Provide examples from your own experiences on the benefits of game shooting for yourself, for habitats, wildlife, etc]
My submission is based on BASC guidance and is within the scope of the review. As such I request that my email is considered during this review.
Send your email to gamebirds@defra.gov.uk with your experiences of game shooting in England. Please copy in BASC at evidence@basc.org.uk so we can track engagement and help inform BASC’s overall response*.
Ten minutes - one email
Those who want to shut down shooting are already responding. If the people who rear birds, manage land, beat, pick up and shoot don’t make their experiences heard, others will describe shooting for them.
You do not need to live in England to get involved. If you shoot, beat, pick up, work, run a business or have otherwise been involved in game shooting in England, your voice counts.
Not sure what to include? Write about the positive impacts of game shooting – for you personally, for conservation, for farming and for all the businesses that benefit. Your email might be a paragraph or two, or it may be longer. It’s up to you. Defra is obliged to consider your email submission as part of the review. If you’re not sure what information to include, check out our blog here.
Make no mistake. What Defra hears between now and Sunday 1 November will shape the future of shooting.
*Please read BASC’s privacy policy for how we use your personal information. We will not publish or attribute information from your response without contacting you separately.
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