Add your signature to protect wildlife from catapults

A petition, demanding a change of law to protect wildlife from catapult attacks, needs your signature. Launched by Christopher Smith of Greenwich Wildlife Network, the petition calls for new legislation, making it an offence to carry a catapult in public without a licence. The petition has gained more than 12,000 signatures in less than a […]

Media outrage over catapults but no condemnation of bird shooting

A 21-year old man in Sevenoaks, Kent has been arrested after videos surfaced of him apparently killing birds with a catapult. This is just the latest in a spate of arrests in Kent and London for animal cruelty with catapults and other makeshift weapons.  Police seized 21 catapults during the arrest. The man has since […]

RSPCA draws attention to attacks on wildlife with catapults, but is media outrage selective?

There has been a significant increase in the number of reported attacks on wildlife with catapults, says the RSPCA. A petition to ban the sale of catapults and ammunition and the carrying of catapults in public places has gathered over 22.5k signatures. Protect the Wild condemns the wanton killing of wildlife with catapults and other […]