FROM THE HUNT SABOTEURS—IT’S WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST WITH THE LIKES OF A FORMER PRIME MINISTER

View this email in your browser Hi, Supporter David Cameron Defends Trail Hunting: Four Days Later The Heythrop Kill A Fox On 14 September 2026, former Prime Minister David Cameron joined the Countryside Alliance in another performance of defending so-called trail hunting at an event in Westminster. Kennel Huntsman Josh Tierney looks back to see who is watching before retrieving the body of the fox that is being killed in front of him. Image: Three County Hunt Sabs Four days later, on 18 September, the Heythrop Hunt - a hunt Cameron has ridden with and was seen attending earlier this year - was out near Lower Swell in Gloucestershire. Three Counties Hunt Sabs were there when the Heythrop’s hounds killed yet another fox, before members of the hunt carried its mauled body away. Tierney legging it with the fox remains: Image: Three County Hunt Sabs Cameron’s association with the Heythrop goes back decades. Most recently, on 28 February this year, Three Counties Sabs photographed the former Prime Minister attending a joint Heythrop and Tynedale meet at Dean Manor in Oxfordshire. Cameron is spotted at a Heythrop meet in February 2026. Image: Three County Hunt Sabs Cameron’s connections to hunting go beyond the Heythrop. His stepfather-in-law, Viscount Astor, is the chairman of the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA), the governing body for registered hunts in Britain. Astor recently made the news when his plot to “hoodwink” government ministers over the proposed trail hunting ban made The Times newspaper. William Waldorf Astor III, 4th Viscount Astor, stepfather-in-law of David Cameron and Chairman of the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA). Image: Bristol Hunt Saboteurs Another senior figure at the BHSA has an even more direct connection to the Heythrop. It is the BHSA’s executive director, Julian Barnfield. Barnfield is the former huntsman of the Heythrop, and he has history with Cameron. Quadruple-convicted former Heythrop Huntsman, now the executive director of the BHSA Julian Barnfield. In 2008, Barnfield was charged with three offences under the Hunting Act over allegations he had hunted foxes with hounds. At the time Cameron was Leader of the Opposition and the Heythrop was his local hunt. Cameron was also Barnfield’s constituency MP. Following a private meeting between the two, Cameron intervened personally and wrote to the Attorney General on his constituent’s behalf, reportedly questioning whether prosecuting the Heythrop huntsman was “really a productive use of police time?” The case was subsequently discontinued. Attempts to obtain a copy of the letter under the Freedom of Information Act were unsuccessful. Did the CPS cave to pressure from Cameron? Four years later, Barnfield was back before the courts for illegal hunting. In December 2012, Barnfield pleaded guilty to four charges of illegally hunting foxes with dogs. Heythrop senior master Richard Sumner also pleaded guilty to four offences, as did Heythrop Hunt Ltd itself. The case made history, as the Heythrop became the first hunt to be convicted as a corporate body under the Hunting Act. Barnfield, the quadruple-convicted huntsman, on whose behalf David Cameron had personally intervened during the earlier prosecution, would go on to become the executive director of the organisation responsible for governing hunts in Britain. On the morning of 18 September 2026, Three Counties Hunt Sabs were with the Heythrop when its hounds entered woodland. WATCH THE VIDEO The hunt had surrounded the woodland while hounds were pushed through the covert - classic cub hunting. Riders can be heard slapping their saddles - a tactic used to scare fleeing foxes back towards the hounds. The fox was killed just inside the fenceline. Kennel huntsman Josh Tierney was filmed climbing into the woodland and emerging carrying the fox’s mauled body, before running away with it. When the sabs were able to reach the kill-site, they found blood and internal body parts - including the fox’s liver, left behind. Blood on the fence where the fox’s body had been dragged (top) and liver and intestines (bottom) Before joining the Heythrop, Tierney had been huntsman of the South Dorset Hunt. On 24 July 2024, he was convicted of racially/religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress. The Heythrop’s current master and huntsman Oliver Dale received a police caution after an assault on a female sab in November 2024. Dale was also charged with three Hunting Act offences whilst master and huntsman of the North Cotswold Hunt. Those charges were subsequently discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service. The Heythrop’s political connections are not confined to former Conservative leaders. In January this year the current Tory party leader, Kemi Badenoch, appeared at the Cocklebarrow Point-to-Point, a fundraiser for the Heythrop. While there, Badenoch used her speech to attack the proposed ban on so-called ‘trail hunting’. She was pictured with a grinning Oliver Dale. By the time Badenoch stood up in defence of trail hunting, the Heythrop hunt already had 12 guilty counts for illegal hunting. Furthermore, another former Heythrop huntsman, Chris Woodward - who had himself been convicted of a Hunting Act offence committed while he was huntsman of the Wynnstay Hunt - was at the centre of an incident that resulted in the Heythrop being issued a Community Resolution by Gloucestershire Rural Crime Team after he lost control of its hounds near Bourton-on-the-Water. Heythrop Hunt kill a fox in 2023 at Eyford Park with Chris Woodward present. Woodward also arrived at the Heythrop with convictions for interfering with a badger sett and harassment. Over the years, individuals who have gone on to serve as Heythrop huntsmen have accumulated strings of offences ranging from harassment and badger sett interference to illegal hunting. None of this history was hidden. The Heythrop and its hunt staff are also under further police investigations for events during the 2025/2026 season which we will report more on when we are able. A spokesperson for the HSA said: “Once again the Heythrop Hunt have been caught killing a fox. Its roll call of convicted huntsmen should be enough to make any politician steer well clear. Instead, politicians who aspire to govern this country continue to associate with, promote and defend the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’. Cub hunting is particularly indefensible. Young hounds are taken into woodland and taught to hunt foxes, whilst riders surround a covert and try to prevent foxes from escaping. There is no trail to follow, and no plausible excuse when a fox ends up dead.” Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs said: “Cub hunting and holding up (i.e stopping young foxes escaping hounds) continues as it did pre ban”. You can support Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs here and follow them here Join the Hunt Saboteurs Association! Support our vital work by becoming a member. Join The HSA Spread the word! Please share our news Share via email Facebook icon Instagram icon Twitter icon Logo Copyright (C) 2026 Hunt Saboteurs Association. All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Hunt Saboteurs Association. Our mailing address is: BM HSA, London, WC1N 3XX, U.K. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

OAK POLIPORE

View this email in your browser Donate Join Shop Hi John, For the endangered fungus Oak Polypore, finding the right home can be a matter of survival. This remarkable species relies on ancient Oak trees. But these irreplaceable trees are being lost to development, habitat loss and climate change, meaning the Oak Polypore is losing its home. Without intervention, its future is uncertain. But there is hope. We're creating new habitats for the endangered Oak Polypore to live and developing techniques to rehome them as part of our Natur am Byth partnership project. It’s painstaking conservation work. And it could offer Oak Polypore a lifeline. Will you donate £20 today to help give species like Oak Polypore a future? Donate today By helping to protect rare species like Oak Polypore, you're not just saving one species. You're helping safeguard the ancient woodland ecosystem that supports birds, bats, insects and countless other forms of life. Fungi are part of what holds these ecosystems together. Yet despite everything they do, fungi remain one of conservation’s biggest blind spots. We have an opportunity to change that. Your support can help enable vital research into rare and threatened fungi, protect the habitats they depend on and turn scientific knowledge into action before it’s too late. Please give £20 today and help bring fungi out of the shadows. Donate Thank you for standing up for a world that's been overlooked for too long. Best wishes, Nicola Hutchinson Chief Executive P.S. Oak Polypore is losing its home, but we have a chance to help. Your gift of £20 could support the research and conservation needed to secure a future for endangered fungi. Please donate today. Oak Polypore Image: Oak Polypore Buglossoporus quercinus fungus Follow Plantlife on: Instagram Instagram Facebook Facebook YouTube YouTube LinkedIn LinkedIn Website Website Copyright © Plantlife All rights reserved. Plantlife International is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered Charity in England and Wales (1059559) & Scotland, (SC038951) Registered Company in England and Wales (3166339) Registered Office: Brewery House,36 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2AP, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1722 342730 enquiries@plantlife.org.uk www.plantlife.org.uk Plantlife respects your privacy. You can read more about how and why we use your personal data at www.plantlife.org.uk/privacy-notice Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

FROM PROTECT THE WILD—REFORM & PLAID CYMRU—BADGER CULLING-ITS ALL POLITICAL?

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Reform & Plaid Cymru Team Up on Badger Culling?! | Weekly Roundup PROTECT THE WILD OCT 9 READ IN APP Another week has flown by, which means another Protect the Wild weekly roundup is here! In today’s 14-minute episode, I cover everything from the shocking prospect of Reform and Plaid Cymru joining forces to push ahead with badger culling in Wales, to the Conservative leader’s disgraceful defence of so-called ‘trail’ hunting. These videos are the best way to stay in the loop with our work and most importantly the ways you can help us in the fight to protect British wildlife. I hope you all have a lovely weekend! :) SHARE LIKE COMMENT RESTACK © 2026 Protect the Wild Protect the Wild, 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden, London, W2CH 9JQ Unsubscribe Start writing

FROM NICOLA JACKSON—OF PLANTLIFE—IT’S ALL ABOUT FUNGI

View this email in your browser Donate Join Shop Hi John, Beneath our feet lies an extraordinary hidden kingdom – fungi. Fungi nourish our plants, store carbon in our soils and support the ecosystems we all depend on. Yet, while nature is under increasing pressure, fungi remain one of the most overlooked and underfunded areas in conservation. And we are losing species before we even know they exist. That’s why I’m asking for your help today. Will you donate £20 to help bring fungi out of the shadows and protect this extraordinary kingdom before more species are lost forever? Yes, I will help Scientists estimate there are around 2.5 million species of fungi worldwide, but only a fraction have been identified. At the current rate of discovery, it could take another 1,000 years - or 40 generations - to uncover what remains unknown. The problem is that we don’t have 1,000 years! With habitats disappearing and climate change already reshaping ecosystems around the world, fungi are being lost before we even have the chance to discover, understand or protect them. Donate today to help protect vulnerable species, conserve the habitats they depend on and strengthen the ecosystems that support us all. This is a pivotal moment for fungal conservation. The decisions we make now will determine what we discover, protect and pass on to future generations. We are racing to save a kingdom we barely understand. Please make a donation today and help bring fungi out of the shadows. Donate Thank you for giving fungi a future. Best wishes, Nicola Hutchinson Chief Executive P.S. Fungi have quietly supported life on Earth for millions of years. Now they need us. Please give £20 today to help protect fungi before more species are lost forever. Bonnet fungi among moss References: Around 2.5 million species of fungi worldwide At the current rate of discovery, it could take another 1,000 years – or 40 generations – to uncover what remains unknown Follow Plantlife on: Instagram Instagram Facebook Facebook YouTube YouTube LinkedIn LinkedIn Website Website Copyright © Plantlife All rights reserved. Plantlife International is a charitable company limited by guarantee. Registered Charity in England and Wales (1059559) & Scotland, (SC038951) Registered Company in England and Wales (3166339) Registered Office: Brewery House,36 Milford Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2AP, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1722 342730 enquiries@plantlife.org.uk www.plantlife.org.uk Plantlife respects your privacy. You can read more about how and why we use your personal data at www.plantlife.org.uk/privacy-notice Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

FROM SCOTLANDS HUNT SABOTEURS AND A CONVICTION OBTAINED

View this email in your browser Hi, Supporter The Law Catches up with the Lauderdale: Huntswoman Convicted of Illegal Fox Hunting Claire Bellamy, 51, veteran huntswoman for the Lauderdale Hunt, became the first fox hunter convicted under Scotland’s new hunting laws, following a case in which footage captured by Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs exposed illegal hunting taking place beyond the boundaries of licensed operation. Claire Bellamy after the incident. Image: Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs On Monday, 5 October 2026, Bellamy, the former master and huntsman was found guilty at Paisley Sheriff Court of deliberately hunting a fox with dogs during an outing at Kirkton Wood, between Houston and Kilmacolm in January, 2025. The hunt had been granted a licence by NatureScot, allowing dogs to be used under controlled circumstances. But the footage, which was played to the court, showed the hounds pursuing a fox outside the area covered by that licence. Under the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023, NatureScot can licence more than two dogs to search for, stalk or flush a fox from cover, where this is necessary to prevent serious damage and where an alternative control is not available - it is not a licence to hunt foxes in any traditional sense. This fox was hunted as hounds were allowed to hunt in the open. Image: Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs Dogs can be used to search for and flush a fox from cover, but the dogs must remain under control. The fox can be flushed towards waiting guns and shot as soon as possible. The hounds are not allowed to pursue or kill the fox. The hounds in pursuit of the hunted fox. Image: Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs Licences are also geographically restricted, specifying exactly where the activity is permitted to take place. So, the legal model is that dogs can enter the cover, flush the fox, and the waiting guns shoot the fox. What is not allowed is that dogs find the fox, and then pursue the fox across the country. Sabs warned when the new legislation was introduced that licensing created a loophole through which traditional fox hunting could continue under the guise of wildlife management and Bellamy’s conviction shows those warnings were well founded. WATCH THE VIDEO The footage was filmed by hunt saboteurs and shown in court. It shows the hunt spread out across the countryside with hounds moving over open ground along the edge of the woodland. Bellamy argued that the hounds had got away from her and that she was attempting to regain control. However, the terms of the licence state that the dogs must be under control, but more importantly, the court rejected that this was an accidental loss of control. After viewing the footage, Sheriff Sukhwinder Gill found Bellamy guilty of deliberately hunting a fox with dogs outside the area in which the licensed activity was permitted. The old “whoopsie my dogs were out of control” is not a defence under the Scottish Hunting Act. Terrier-men with quads stuffed with terriers follow behind. Image: Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs Bellamy’s conviction vindicates sabs concerns that hunts would turn the licences into loopholes to continue with traditional fox hunting. Naturally, Bellamy was not operating in isolation; behind her stands an organised network of dedicated wildlife killers, eagerly searching for any loophole to carry on traditional fox hunting just as they always have. In 2023, following the passing of the new Scottish hunting laws, another hunt - the Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire announced that it was folding after 252 years. At their final meet, the hunt gave thanks to riders and supporters who had followed the hunt, and to the farms and landowners who had allowed them to cross their land over the years. The Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire meet for the last time ever in March 2023. Image: Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs The foxhound pack was disbanded, with the hunt saying that the hounds would be rehomed. But the organisation itself did not disappear. Instead, it announced that it would continue to operate as a ‘hunt club’. A hunt club can maintain the social network of riders and hunt supporters, organise events such as Point-2-Points, and preserve the relationships with landowners and farmers within the countryside where the hunt previously operated. It was on the former Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire country that Bellamy and the Lauderdale hounds were operating on the day of the illegal hunt. The Lauderdale packing up under the watchful eyes of Glasgow sabs. Image: Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs Bellamy’s conviction is important not just because she is the first fox hunter to be convicted under the new Act, but because it demonstrates that licensing hunts has not prevented illegal hunting from taking place, and without observers on the ground, what happens during a hunt, would rarely ever make a courtroom. As the government is currently considering a new law for hunting in England and Wales, Bellamy’s case serves as a warning about how exemptions or permitted hunting activities work in practice. Given the opportunity, hunts will sniff out a loophole or opportunity to hunt foxes from a thousand paces. The government must ensure, this time, a ban means a ban. A spokesperson for Glasgow Hunt Saboteurs said: “We welcome the outcome of this case, particularly as it is the first of its kind under the new Scottish law. The blatant illegal hunting and sheer audacity of those involved shows what we are up against. Those who want to kill wildlife clearly believe they are above the law. Not this time. With more of Scotland’s hunting community due in court over the coming months, we will continue to be out there in all weathers, working tirelessly until the day comes when fox hunting is cleansed entirely from Scotland’s beautiful countryside.” You can support Glasgow Hunt Sabs here and follow them here Join the Hunt Saboteurs Association! Support our vital work by becoming a member. Join The HSA Spread the word! Please share our news Share via email Facebook icon Instagram icon Twitter icon Logo Copyright (C) 2026 Hunt Saboteurs Association. All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Hunt Saboteurs Association. Our mailing address is: BM HSA, London, WC1N 3XX, U.K. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

FROM PROTECT THE WILD—CATAPULTS AND A BAN

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more The catapult petition is over halfway. This is how we win this Catapult crime against wildlife is skyrocketing. Add your signature now! ELIZA EGRET OCT 8 READ IN APP More than 56,000 people have signed our government petition, demanding that catapult attacks on wildlife become a standalone criminal offence. Reaching the 100,000-signature milestone is critical, so please add your name today! Hitting this target forces Parliament to consider the issue for a full debate. Given the government's clear reluctance to act on its own, overwhelming public demand is necessary to force a breakthrough. Defra has already responded that “there are sufficient laws in place to protect wildlife from targeted use of catapults and existing powers are already available for the police to tackle their misuse.” This is simply not true. Sign the petition! Across the country, catapult violence against wildlife is skyrocketing, leaving local rescue charities overwhelmed by horrific, daily injuries. Meaningful convictions remain virtually non-existent, despite a multi-agency response between the police, the League Against Cruel Sports and others called Operation Lakeshot. There’s a fundamental failure in the current legal framework, which scatters weak protections across various general wildlife and public order acts. Existing laws are clearly doing nothing to deter criminals - who are often teenagers killing animals for online status. Even though intentionally harming wild birds violates the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the law completely ignores the weapons being used to commit these atrocities. An average of 14 catapult incidents a day are recorded in Kent alone, fueling a 23% year-on-year surge in animal cruelty nationwide. Recent RSPCA data revealed that deliberate cruelty cases against wild birds - who are most targeted by catapults - reached 876 incidents in 2025, with summer attacks alone nearly doubling from 179 to 359 compared to the previous year. This accelerated into 2026, with 474 targeted reports logged in the first half of the year alone. Take action! In late September 2026, Cheshunt Animal Rescue in Hertfordshire reported to the national press that catapult attacks are still increasing, despite the supposed national crackdown through Operation Lakeshot. Some local councils have been forced to take matters into their own hands, introducing Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) to restrict the use of catapults. If the system was working and if current laws were sufficient, councils would not need to improvise their own safety nets. Defra has stated that it has “no plans to make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence.” But if 100,000 of us make ourselves heard, the government could re-evaluate its stance. Together we can break through this political complacency, trigger a mandatory parliamentary debate, and force the government to grant wildlife the legal protections it desperately needs. Please sign the petition today and demand that catapult crime towards wildlife becomes a standalone criminal offence. Sign the petition now! SHARE LIKE COMMENT RESTACK © 2026 Protect the Wild Protect the Wild, 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden, London, W2CH 9JQ Unsubscribe Start writing

FROM PROTECT THE WILD—GRABBED,SHOVED, CRATED TO FEED A BLOODLUST TO APPEASE SHOOTERS

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Grabbed, Shoved, Crated. What ‘de-pop’ looks like on a so-called ‘game farm’ PROTECT THE WILD OCT 6 READ IN APP Over the last few months, we have told a chronological story of how life unfolds for birds being bred for the gun. We have shown you factory farming within the shooting industry, footage of pheasant chicks tipped out of trays onto a shed floor, how pheasant chicks bred for shooting start life being chucked onto a conveyor belt, and - only yesterday - slightly older poults being thrown and mistreated on yet another ‘game farm’. In this article we are looking at ‘de pop’ - the depopulation of the ‘stock’, in this case hen pheasants being crated up before being sent to release pens on a shoot. Covert cameras placed by the investigation team recorded the whole ‘de pop’ process over several days - from the start when workers are chivying hen pheasants from large runs into a small shed, the delivery of orange transport crates on a trailer, and the rounding up and crating of the birds. Rough handling We are focussing here on the birds being rounded up, held down, and being ‘de-bitted’ before being stuffed - and we use the word very deliberately - into the crates. It’s difficult to know which part is more disturbing. One of the cameras, placed high in a corner inside the shed, captures the chaos taking place below it. We’re publishing not only screenshots taken from the footage but a short video compilation, which includes the audio track and the whirring of wings as the young pheasants try to escape. Become a Game Changer First, before the pheasants go into the crates, a worker pulls the bits from each bird’s nares. Our screenshots show his fingers working at their faces while he holds two or three more hens pinned down with his other hand. There is no attempt to isolate one bird, settle her, remove the device, and set her down calmly before reaching for the next. Bitting is standard practice across this industry, and these particular birds will very likely have gone through pretty much the same ordeal before: caught and held down while a human (who, as a prey species, pheasants see as a direct threat) reaches for their face (we described a similar process at ‘Pinned Down and Terrified’). What our camera recorded this time is, in effect, that process running in reverse. Then the worker shoves the birds into the crates, using the flat of his hand to press wings and bodies down through too small a gap. There is no suggestion of lowering the birds in carefully, just using force. The birds are still visibly trying to scramble back out as he closes the lid over them. In the video clip, he closes the lid across the throat of one of the birds. None of this is being done in anger. It’s routine. He knows the birds will survive a bit of rough handling, so what’s the problem? It looks - to us anyway - that he has done this hundreds and hundreds of times before. So often that it’s as if he’s forgotten that he’s actually handling small, scared living beings. The industry’s problem As with the poults we wrote about yesterday, the shooting industry can’t have a good answer to this footage, whichever way it turns. If this is normal handling for experienced staff on a normal day - and everything about how relaxed, chatty and unhurried the men are suggests that it is - then this is what “high welfare standards” looks like when nobody is watching. Neither say anything, or appear to point out that this is not how birds should be treated. If instead the industry wants to say these workers were untrained, rushing, or simply having a bad day, then someone left two men alone with several hundred frightened animals and never checked how the job was actually being done. Either is shameful. Neither looks good. Become a Game Changer “There’s a bit of truth in that” On a side note, while all this is going on, the two workers are chatting. At one point, they start talking about how widespread Avian Flu has become on shoots. The conversation includes a couple of observations that - coming from industry insiders - are striking. We’ve edited here for length, but we have not changed any words or added anything to alter the meaning of what is being said: “There’s f***ing bird flu down south... all the pheasants... there’s f***ing big shoots down there... like 100 thousands out... the biguns have it... [they’re] saying that shoots are one of the main spreaders of bird flu... so yeah they are all raving about shoots are spreading the bird flu not birds - there is a bit of truth in that” “Shoots are spreading the bird flu not birds”. Let that sink in for a moment. People within the shooting industry know full well that the mass release of millions of birds into the countryside and the subsequent scattering of those birds during the shooting ‘season’ is spreading a serious disease that has already killed thousands of wild birds, forced restrictions and lockdowns of breeding farms, and led to Defra issuing a warning in August 2025 to “Bird keepers…particularly those involved in running a shoot or game bird rearing“ of a “heightened avian influenza risk”. Just over a year ago, we wrote about a series of Freedom of Information requests (FOIs) by campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole that revealed the shooting industry is failing to declare millions of Pheasants bred for the gun. Guy stated that “it once again demonstrates the depth of non-compliance by shooting estates with basic regulatory requirements.” We have said repeatedly that shooting - through poor biosecurity and poor regulation - could be acting as a ‘super-spreader’ of Avian Flu. That insiders admit that is the case is confirmation of that claim. Legal doesn’t mean acceptable We keep returning to this point because - unfortunately - it is true: none of what we’ve shown you here is necessarily unlawful in the way most people would understand that word. We think these workers are failing to follow the industry’s Code of Practice but that describes itself as guidance, not law. It even states plainly that “failure to comply with a provision of this Code shall not of itself render you liable to proceedings of any kind.” That legislative gap between what the industry’s own rules describe and what a camera nobody knew was there actually recorded is, by now, a running theme of this series. Become a Game Changer That doesn’t mean that footage like this is unimportant, though. Just a few days ago, Defra opened its Call for Evidence on Gamebird Release, Shooting and Welfare during Rearing in England, asking directly how birds like these are reared, handled and moved. As we said just two days ago, the industry’s own account of itself - which will be submitted largely by the same people featuring in our investigations - cannot be allowed to stand unchallenged. Footage like this, however ordinary it might look to the two men in the shed that day, is exactly the kind of evidence that challenges it. We will of course be including it in our submission to Defra. Footage and images recorded by an undercover investigative team in 2025. We are working to END BIRD SHOOTING. This suffering has to stop. Please share this article. Share our socials. Follow us for updates. Join the movement. Become a Game Changer. We are at the beginning of something. Months of undercover work. Hundreds of hours of footage. Farms across the UK exposed. But we are only just getting started. Many of you have already become a Game Changer, standing with us as we take this fight forward, week by week, piece by piece, until the public, the media and the politicians can no longer look away. We are extremely grateful We are reaching a larger audience all the time, though, many of whom won’t know that Game Changers help us fund investigations, take on staff, and make us more effective. So we are going to repeat the call here - this is just the beginning, please be a part of it. Become a Game Changer SHARE LIKE COMMENT RESTACK © 2026 Protect the Wild Protect the Wild, 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden, London, W2CH 9JQ Unsubscribe Start writing