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BASC statement in response to the release of “Labour: Protecting Animals” 18th February
BASC has noted the release of the Labour animal welfare policy document “Labour: Protecting Animals”.
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Gundogs gearing up for Crufts 2015
Gamekeepers, beaters and pickers-up from across the UK are getting ready for one of the main events of the gundog calendar – Crufts 2015. The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), will host the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts. Gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog Read more…
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BASC members quiz MPs on shooting
More than 130 BASC members quizzed a panel of senior politicians on shooting at a meeting in the Grand Committee Room of the House of Commons. The panel included: Lord de Mauley, the Defra Minister responsible for shooting Angela Smith MP, the Labour shadow Minister responsible for shooting Roger Williams Read more…
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BASC membership grows to more than 140,000
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), starts 2015 in a strong position to continue to promote and defend shooting with the announcement that its membership has risen to more than 140,000.
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BASC calls for resignation of North Yorkshire councillor over suicide comments
The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, (BASC) has called for the immediate resignation of an elected local councillor and animal rights extremist who posted comments on facebook mocking the suicide of a former soldier and game dealer. A further comment called for everyone who Read more…
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BASC: Beware the unintended consequences of grouse moor licensing
Imposing an unnecessary licensing system on grouse moors would produce unintended consequences which would impact on biodiversity, conservation and rural upland economies. The findings are contained in a paper released by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC).
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BASC assessment of grouse moor licensing proposal
BASC has published a paper entitled “Grouse moor licensing – assessment of proposal and summary of unintended consequences”.
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Value of grouse shooting highlighted to MPs as season draws to a close
As the 2014 grouse season closes on the 10th December, the value of grouse shooting and the benefit it brings for the economy and the environment are highlighted in an infographic being sent to MPs by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Moorland Association.
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Top Gun Geri joins BASC
International pistol shooter Geri Buckley has joined the Northern regional team of the country’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). She takes up the position of North East regional officer on 10th November and will be based in East Yorkshire. Geri is the British record Read more…
