The Animal Welfare Act

[C C]

[not help to protect them, they will become extinct.

How many of you eat Sea Bass or Tuna?
Quite a lot I suspect, therefore you are also responsible for deaths of dolphins around the UK and throughout the rest of the world.


That irked me a bit then mate, but as i read on i can see where you are coming from.
I eat plenty of Sea bass, but this is only when i have caught it myself (Sea angler).

[lol geoff]

Originally Posted by C C

[not help to protect them, they will become extinct.

How many of you eat Sea Bass or Tuna?
Quite a lot I suspect, therefore you are also responsible for deaths of dolphins around the UK and throughout the rest of the world.


That irked me a bit then mate, but as i read on i can see where you are coming from.
I eat plenty of Sea bass, but this is only when i have caught it myself (Sea angler).

[Devil's Advocate mode = on] Ha Haaaa but what about the bait....... is it able to behave naturally whilst hanging off a hook? [Devil's Advocate mode = off]

[chrisjl]

Hi All.

Thank you all for your comments.
The main reason for Acts and Laws is to help protect, there are a small minority who will always disregard these.
Yes there are many laws and acts to help protect, but we as individuals have to do our part.
For far to long this minority gets away with what they are doing because not enough people report them.
Some of you may say, if we report them nothing happens, this is not true.
Some of you will say, once people are caught they more or less get away with it?
This is down to the judges at the courts not being fully aware of all the facts, or in my own opinion the wrong judges sitting in charge of the cases.
We need judges who are up to date on animal welfare to sit and rule on a case of animal cruelty, these judges should know all about animal cruelty and have seen it for themselves.
This is starting to happen, but also the sentencing of these people need looking at, what good is a slap on the wrist or a small fine?
We need to be tougher on them, we need judges who are going to be prepared to do this.
In a couple of cases I have been involved with this year, things are beginning to change I cannot go into any detail here however.
But it includes harassment to dolphins and seals.
If you see someone being cruel to any wild animal report them straight away to your Police wildlife officer, or if it is a domestic animal or pet report them to the RSPCA.
They have to respond to your calls, if you ever have any trouble getting a response then please get in touch with me and I will intervene on your behalf.

Regards.

Chris Lowes
Dolphin Care UK -

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by chrisjl

Hi All.

If you see someone being cruel to any wild animal report them straight away to your Police wildlife officer, or if it is a domestic animal or pet report them to the RSPCA.
They have to respond to your calls, if you ever have any trouble getting a response then please get in touch with me and I will intervene on your behalf.

Regards.

Chris Lowes
Dolphin Care UK -

I'm sure that will make a big difference , I know you mean well chris but c'mon why do you think that your "organisation" will have any real influence unless perhaps marine animals are involved. - my advice would be that in addition to reporting to the police in the case of wild animals you should report to the relevant organisation e.g for birds the RSPB investigative unit , for badgers the NfBG , for bats the bat conservation trust etc

also local wildlife hospitals are likely to have good links with local WLOs and may be prepared to pass reports on on your behalf - there is a big list of wildlife rescue centres in the wildabout britain forum.

in the case of domestic animals the RSPCA are likely to take action , but there are also other groups for different types of pet eg,the cats protection leauge etc

domestic or wild if you do call the police it is better to call the non emergency number than 999 (unless of course dramatic and urgent action is needed) , and to ensure that you make a note of the "crime" reference number you will be given.

It is also important to remember that police in particular are very overstretched dealing with many forms of crime with ltd resources and you are far more likely to get them to take you seriously if you show an appreciation of this and generally impress them as a mature and responsible individual rather than stamping your foot and demanding action this second.