Guest bigredbusa Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 any wild rabbit caught has to be killed (as im aware ) it's a defra thing Not true. We've been into this lately. There is NO law which prohibits the release of healthy rabbits. If you think there is, please quote it chapter and verse. i stand corrected , i was following a thread in the trapping section which stated that . like i said 'as im aware' . i am wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jbswildlife Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 if you release a classed pest then you are given someone a defence in court to say he has no control over a pest that may be infesting a site. Imy dad has got rid of all his guns because he can walk about for hours and not see a thing with ftch spaniels working with him. hope we never get there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDF 0 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) any wild rabbit caught has to be killed (as im aware ) it's a defra thing Not true. We've been into this lately. There is NO law which prohibits the release of healthy rabbits. If you think there is, please quote it chapter and verse. i stand corrected , i was following a thread in the trapping section which stated that . like i said 'as im aware' . i am wrong news to me also,i was led to believe it's illegal to introduce non native animals. something that's not illegal for a change...how about that! Edited October 8, 2008 by JDF Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I found this 'The release into the wild of animal species which are not native to Great Britain, whatever their proposed use, is prohibited by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981' maybe someone got confused and thought that it applied to rabbits??? or maybe this 'Capturing a wild animal and releasing it in another area is prohibited by Massachusetts law' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jbswildlife Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I found this 'The release into the wild of animal species which are not native to Great Britain, whatever their proposed use, is prohibited by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981' maybe someone got confused and thought that it applied to rabbits??? or maybe this 'Capturing a wild animal and releasing it in another area is prohibited by Massachusetts law' release tame rabbits and the wild will find them. did I say that opps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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undisputed 1,664 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Cheers for the replys guys it's an idea I've been toying with for some time now. The reason the bunnies are in short supply here now is the habbitat were they used to burrow,breed etc was destroyed. There were a number of old coal bings around us and when they went so did the rabbit. There are small pockets and every so often the myxie thins them out again so they dont really get a chance to establish themselves. I have a couple of places in mind and if left alone will hopefully produce some results. Watch this space Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 any wild rabbit caught has to be killed (as im aware ) it's a defra thing Not true. We've been into this lately. There is NO law which prohibits the release of healthy rabbits. If you think there is, please quote it chapter and verse. i stand corrected , i was following a thread in the trapping section which stated that . like i said 'as im aware' . i am wrong news to me also,i was led to believe it's illegal to introduce non native animals. something that's not illegal for a change...how about that! rabbits were introduced to britain by the normans in the 12th century or something so the above law does apply to rabbits so ooops, im not off the hook!!!! eeek!!!! RABBITS ARE NOT NATIVE TO BRITAIN!!!!YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 I found this 'The release into the wild of animal species which are not native to Great Britain, whatever their proposed use, is prohibited by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981' maybe someone got confused and thought that it applied to rabbits??? or maybe this 'Capturing a wild animal and releasing it in another area is prohibited by Massachusetts law' Firstly, although rabbits are not truely 'native' to the UK, they are not considered to be 'alien' in law. Those pests which are, include North American Mink and Grey Squirrels, but NOT the european rabbit. I am not aware of the W&C act prohibitting the release of healthy rabbits, but if you know the section, please quote it so that we can check it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Right im ok, ive got the list of non native species that it is illegal to release and rabbits aint on it. heres the list http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/conservat...t-schedule9.pdf Edited October 8, 2008 by labsnlurchers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jbswildlife Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/publicati...ife/WML-GO2.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/publicati...ife/WML-GO2.pdf Would these laws apply north of the border? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
labsnlurchers 39 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 i cant believe it! barn owl's are on it, muntjac deer are on it, grey squirrels are on it.....I wonder how many 'sanctuaries' have broken the law??? i dont get it? how does the barn owl trust 'rehabilitate and release barn owls??? can anyone explain? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/publicati...ife/WML-GO2.pdf That law does NOT state that it is an offence to release healthy rabbits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lofti 579 Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 just do it undie what you got to lose mate, might even work. lofti.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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