Tony Erikson Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 If you're a farmer, you can shoot dogs on your property if they're worrying your livestock (so this neighbour would (presumably) have legally been able to shoot next door's dog if it was in his garden), but cats... that's an interesting one... I think that's regarded as cruelty, although in law nobody owns a cat, so an 'owner' should in theory have no recourse So nobody is really going to do anything if I shoot an animal on my property.I guess I need a rabbit though. It needs livestock to worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The main concern would be if the fox was feeding young, which is why there was always an end to the season for hunting with hounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 So nobody is really going to do anything if I shoot an animal on my property.I guess I need a rabbit though. It needs livestock to worry.You'd probably need to be breeding your rabbits as food for that to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 You'd probably need to be breeding your rabbits as food for that to work I could argue that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 not with only one you couldn't oh, and you may need defra paperwork for them if they're part of the food chain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 not with only one you couldn't oh, and you may need defra paperwork for them if they're part of the food chain Like the man with his chickens? If I consider the animal to be a pest I shall shoot it. That seems enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The hunting and killing them for fun is illegal, but killing them for pest control is not. No, the hunting them with hounds is illegal. It's still perfectly legal to ride to hunt with a pair of hounds to flush a fox towards the hunters waiting with guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Shark Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 quoting Tony Erikson! [Does this mean I can shoot a dog or cat if they were to enter my property. I consider them vermin? Where do we draw the line with what we can and can't shoot? ] If you want to go killing cats you might want to remember the following:- Feral cats The domestic cat and feral cat are one and the same animal - Felis catus. The family pet is classed as the personal property of its owner and any unjustified control may lead to prosecution. Although the cat's owner cannot be held liable for its actions, they could sue for damages should their cat come to any harm or go missing. Feral cats are prolfic killers of nesting birds. If it can be shown that they have bred or are living in the wild then they may be humanely despatched. cited from http://www.basc.org.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Shark Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 No, the hunting them with hounds is illegal. It's still perfectly legal to ride to hunt with a pair of hounds to flush a fox towards the hunters waiting with guns. Ah! my mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I would shoot anything that came on my property, the number of legs or intellectual capability does not concern me. I only ask questions on the way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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