Lead ammunition has been poisoning our wildlife for decades. Over 7,000 tonnes of it is scattered into the environment every year in the UK. Wild Justice has been campaigning on lead for years – see our work here – and you’ve been active in responding to consultations about lead ammunition.
Now the government has the opportunity to ban almost all lead ammunition for good.
In December the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published their 'Opinion on the Proposal for a Restriction', in which they proposed several measures to restrict the use and sale of lead ammunition. If these proposals are accepted, we will see very welcome restrictions on the use of lead shot and bullets.
But this win isn’t a given – the shooting industry has resisted this change at every step and will be pushing hard behind the scenes to try to maintain the environmentally damaging status quo.
We’re joining WWT, RSPB and ChemTrust to call on Steve Reed, the Secretary of State, to help make lead history – will you join us?
Send an email to Steve Reed – click here – your action can make a difference.
Wild Justice has also written separately to Steve Reed, asking him to notify us of his conclusions following HSE’s proposals. Click here to read our letter.
That’s it for now – more soon!
Thank you.
P.S. Thank you to all of you who donated over the Christmas break – your support is very much appreciated!
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