Buzzard shot!

[wildliferescuer]

A few days ago we took in a buzzard with a wing injury. When we examined it we could feel a fracture & so we x-rayed it to enable us to see the extent of the damage.
Lo & behold, embedded in the wing was a piece of lead - the buzzard had been shot!!
This makes my blood boil - all day long in our area we hear shooting from all directions, killing woodpigeons, pheasants, rabbits. You can't mistake a buzzard for any of these!!
Whoever did this has broken the law & deserves to be prosecuted. Trouble is, this sort of thing goes on all the time & how can anyone prove who did it?
Been shooting near Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire lately? I just hope that you get caught.

[fairplay]

Unfortunately these brain dead morons cannot read, but I echo your sentiments.

Neil.

[Dave66]

Unfortunately these idiots will only get prosecuted if somebody videos them doing this outrageous act. I really cant understand why anybody would want to shoot a buzzard. We have loads of buzzards up here but you only ever hear the farmers complaining about the hooded crows and the ravens.

Dave.

[aland]

I am certain this sort of thing is going on here in Warwick's, we have spent hours in the past getting stiff necks looking up at these birds, We had dozens around the wooded banks, nesting it the tops of very high trees up until this last year, Now none or a odd one, Maybe they just took off some ware else, We will never know, aland.

[wildliferescuer]

Originally Posted by aland

I am certain this sort of thing is going on here in Warwick's, we have spent hours in the past getting stiff necks looking up at these birds, We had dozens around the wooded banks, nesting it the tops of very high trees up until this last year, Now none or a odd one, Maybe they just took off some ware else, We will never know, aland.

Hopefully they did just take off somewhere else, it's nice to think that anyway. However, we deal with many mammals & birds that have been shot & there is still illegal poisoning of birds of prey & other wildlife going on.

[StRoRo]

Unfortunatly there are people near me who go shooting ducks and swans with air rifels. If I see any one with one I will throw it and them into the canal.

[wildliferescuer]

Originally Posted by StRoRo

Unfortunatly there are people near me who go shooting ducks and swans with air rifels. If I see any one with one I will throw it and them into the canal.

Shooting swans is also illegal - if you see it you should report it to the police wildlife crime unit.