But the League Against Cruel Sports is urging restaurants not to serve grouse because of the “by-catch” of other wild animals it causes, caught in snares used to protect birds from predators, the shooting and snaring of mountain hares in the Scottish Highlands over disease concerns, and birds of prey illegally persecuted.
Tom Quinn, director of campaigns for the organisation, said: “The collateral damage caused by getting a grouse to the table leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.”
He said people were giving the impression shooting game for the table was healthy, sustainable and environmentally friendly, but that it was none of those things.
“Millions of other animals and birds are deliberately killed to protect the grouse shooting industry. The environment is being devastated by the burning of grouse moors, and millions of tonnes of lead shot are left to poison the countryside.”
An appeal for information was launched on Tuesday after it emerged that a bird of prey found dead on a grouse moor was illegally shot.
The hen harrier was found on remote moorland near Daer Reservoir in South Lanarkshire at the end of April.
But the League Against Cruel Sports is urging restaurants not to serve grouse because of the “by-catch” of other wild animals it causes, caught in snares used to protect birds from predators, the shooting and snaring of mountain hares in the Scottish Highlands over disease concerns, and birds of prey illegally persecuted. Tom Quinn, director of campaigns for the organisation, said: “The collateral damage caused by getting a grouse to the table leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.” He said people were giving the impression shooting game for the table was healthy, sustainable and environmentally friendly, but that it was none of those things. “Millions of other animals and birds are deliberately killed to protect the grouse shooting industry. The environment is being devastated by the burning of grouse moors, and millions of tonnes of lead shot are left to poison the countryside.” An appeal for information was launched on Tuesday after it emerged that a bird of prey found dead on a grouse moor was illegally shot. The hen harrier was found on remote moorland near Daer Reservoir in South Lanarkshire at the end of April.
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