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Grouse shooting branded as “economically insignificant” in latest attempts to have it banned

  • Last updated: 10/01/2025
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Grouse shooting branded as “economically insignificant” in latest attempts to have it banned

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› Anti-shooting campaign group Wild Justice has launched yet another petition to ban grouse shooting, wasting yet more government time following two previous failed debates on the matter.
Wild Justice has stated in the information accompanying its online petition that it “believes that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment, and wildlife,” and that it thinks that “grouse shooting is economically insignificant when contrasted with other real and potential uses of the UK’s extensive uplands.”
The founders of the lobbying group have launched two prior petitions with the same aim, which have resulted in parliamentary debates on the topic in 2016 and 2021. Both debates have failed to affect grouse shooting legislation, and in the last debate’s closing statement, it was pointed out to the petitioners that there was clearly “no support in this House for the petition.”
Adrian Blackmore, Director of Shooting at the Countryside Alliance, said: “Driven Grouse Shooting is a topic that often inspires debate, but all too often it is a debate that is driven more by emotion than facts or science. In calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting, Wild Justice is once again ignoring the science and evidence, and totally disregarding the impact such a fundamental change in land use would have both on biodiversity in our uplands and the livelihoods of many, all in pursuit of their anti-shooting agenda.
“As we did ahead of the two previous debates, the Countryside Alliance will be briefing political stakeholders with the science and evidence prior to any debate that might follow.”

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