What do people think of Disneyfication, the modern-day tendency to apply safe or human-like characteristics to wildlife and/or livestock? Described as Disneyfication, if ‘safe’ characteristics are applied, or anthropomorhism where human characteristics are suggested. This can lead to people doing stupid and/or dangerous things. For example, the current trend towards picking up lambs for a …
Tag archives: Countryside vs Packham
Rebutting Misinformation
How can we get better at identifying, checking and rebutting misinformation that is often shared to the detriment of rural communities? For example, it has often been stated that livestock farming is major contributor to CO² and Methane emissions; that eating meat is harmful to health and UK farming is cruel. None of these statements …
Promotion
How do you think we can improve the promotion of the positive work and stories showing the benefits of conservation work in the UK?
Information
Why you should support The Packham 3 in their battle with Chris Packham currently going through the High Court.
Why should people support the Packham 3 Fundraiser?
You are all aware of Wild Justice. Theirs is a well-funded war of attrition, and you can be sure their future actions will have a significant impact on the countryside. This will be throughout the entire spectrum of country activities including farming, fishing, hunting, stalking and shooting.Here is an interesting article which shows the impacts …
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Have you been SLAPPed ?
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation are an increasing problem in defamation law. In his Foreword to the government consultation – which is here – Dominic Raab defines SLAPPs as: “SLAPPs can be characterised as an abuse of the legal process, where the primary objective is to harass, intimidate and financially and psychologically exhaust one’s opponent …
Government
Where have governments gone wrong in representing rural communities? What are your views and how do you think we can get the message across to them about what is going wrong and how things need to change?
Lobbying
What do people feel about current lobbying groups? Are they representing your views? If not, why not? What would you like a lobbying group to do to better represent your community and areas of interest such as shooting, farming, fishing, conservation and detrimental actions of activists, both online and on the ground? For example, who …
Introduction
We have set this blog up as we feel people in rural communities need a bigger and louder voice.
Rewilding
What does rewilding mean to you? Do you think too many organisations are jumping on the rewilding bandwagon drawing funding away from other, arguably more important, conservation projects?