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French government okays glue sticks

Posted on November 21, 2019June 24, 2020 by Charlie

The French government has – again – okayed the hideous cruel and indiscriminate practice of trapping migratory birds using glue-sticks. And just have a read of how a ‘hunter’ justifies his selfish and mediaeval hobby: “It is no more cruel than anything else in my opinion…But maybe I see it through the eyes of love.” Yeah, nothing says ‘I love you’ more than luring small birds to sticky traps where they either die like flies stick to flypaper or are condemned to a cage and used to lure in more birds…

Podcast: Kate Bradbury | Minister of Urban Spaces One Year On

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Charlie

Kate Bradbury is an author, campaigner, and gardener. She is passionate about organic, wildlife-friendly gardening and brilliantly detailed her struggle to bring lfe back to a ‘decked, barren backyard’ in ‘The Bumblebee Flies Anyway’. She works tirelessly to inspire others to create better habitats for wildlife in their own gardens and outside spaces, and was the perfect choice to take on the role as Minister for Urban Spaces.

Podcast: Becca Lush | Charity Pot

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Charlie

In 2007 Lush created the Charity Pot body cream to raise money for charities and other good causes, with 100% of the retail price paid by customers buying the product (minus the VAT, which has to go to the Government) given away to fund grassroots organisations around the world. By the end of 2019 Charity Pot had raised and distributed tens of millions of pounds.

Beds and Bucks Hunt Sabs at Lush Milton Keynes

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Charlie

Lots of the general public believe that hunting no longer goes on since the ban in 2005 and are both surprised and disgusted in equal measures when they find out the reality of the situation. These are the people we get to speak to when we’re in a Lush store.

Common Decency Seven Years On

Posted on November 17, 2019December 3, 2019 by Charlie

Some years ago, a website was published called ‘Common Decency’. The author wanted to show what life was like when a pheasant shoot you don’t want any part of starts up next door to your dream cottage. The noise, the disturbance, the hail of dying pheasants and lead shot falling into your new garden. As Charlie Moores writes, it all highlights the indfference of the shooting industry to the people it comes into contact with.

Podcast: Professor Dave Goulson | Minister for Pesticides One Year On

Posted on November 16, 2019November 18, 2019 by Charlie

Dave Goulson is Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex, specializing in the ecology and conservation of insects, particularly bumblebees. He has been warning about the toxicity of pesticides and their threat to biodiversity for many years.

Podcast: Nick Mole | Pesticide Action Network UK

Posted on November 15, 2019March 4, 2020 by Charlie

In this podcast Charlie Moores talks with Nick Mole, Policy Officer with Pesticide Action Network UK, about the rise of pesticide use, the ‘cocktail effect’, supporting farmers with information on alternatives, and the role that cheap food plays in pesticide over-use.

Reading not Shooting

Posted on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 by Charlie

Some excellent news in the efforts to tackle the War On Wildlife – the University of Reading has “decided to end organised game shooting on its land”. Shooting has been taking place at Hall Farm, which is owned by the university and is around five miles from the main campus.

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