Fat squirrel trapped behind bars

[AtW]

Shhh!!

My agent will contact you

[Bear]

Oh that's really nice that is.

Are you both expert marksmen? Are you getting clean kills?

Or are you - like most amateurs - pinging bullets or air rifle pellets into random parts of these animals, with them limping off to die of a septic wound and/or being in agony for several days?

If it's the latter I'd examine your consciences if I were you.

And no - I'm not talking about the immigrants.

Hmmmm! Difficult one!

I understand what you are saying. I am not an 'expert' marksman although I am very competant. I have shot with the military and learned a lot from expert marksmen.

I only shoot with telescopic sights, I aim for head or heart shots. I probably get clean kills 70% of the time, 20% I miss and unfortunately 10% of the time the animal escapes. It happens! I don't like it but it happens.

The damage done by these though is a lot and I do believe grey squirrels are vermin. I also shoot rats if I see them - not many people have a problem with that.

I eat the rabbits - if they're big enough, as I do pheasant, partridge, pigeon, hare, guinea fowl etc etc

[xoggoth]

BASTARD!!!!!! Fancy shooting nice little squirrels and rats! Aren't there any people you can shoot? They are the species that actually cause all the problems.

[Board Game Geek]

He should be reported!!

Grey Squirrels are vermin and under Schedule 9, Section 14 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is an offence to release grey squirrels into the wild.

I've just checked and you are absolutely right !

This makes it an offence to release, or allow escape, into the wild any grey squirrel. It is also an offence, by an Order under the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932, to keep or import grey squirrels except under licence.

Insp Hammond said he managed to widen the gaps between two of the bars with the aid of a crow-bar and a grasper - to release the squirrel, which was not hurt.

So Insp. Hammond opened the cage and released the animal and wilfully broke the law...and he of all people should know The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

If a member of the public contacted Christchuch Police and reported that a crime has been committed, they are duty bound to investigate it, aren't they ?