SCOTLAND FOR ANIMALS MAKES INTERNATIONAL PLEA FOR EMAILS TO STOP DEER SLAUGHTER

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~ " SCOTLAND FOR ANIMALS " MAKES INTERNATIONAL PLEA FOR EMAILS TO STOP DEER

SLAUGHTER ~

 

 

Background Info:

 

John Patrick, head of Scotland for Animals is pleading for an INTERNATIONAL

response to the planned murders of a small herd of roe deer, which have been

peacefully living on grounds owned by a company named Diageo, for the last 10

years. The company's planned expansion is being used as an excuse to kill the

deer. So far, they are unwilling to listen to offers to relocate the herd.

Scotland for Animals is asking caring people from around the world to inundate

the company with emails in an attempt to apply pressure to stop the atrocity and

convince them to utilize relocation and not murder to solve the problem.

 

 

PLEASE SEND A PROTEST EMAIL AND CROSSPOST THIS ALERT WIDELY!

 

 

 

Scotland for Animals <john@scotlandforani mals.org>

DEER CULL TO GO AHEAD

Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:42 PM

 

Please see email below which supporters have been receiving from Diageo re: deer

cull, they are adamant that this will go ahead. We know we've been hammering you

all with stuff over the past couple of days but if you can please email again to

remind Diageo how bad they're going to look should this go ahead:

 

EMAIL: Global.General.Information

 

(just cut+paste our email, or a variation of, and personalise it with your own

details)

 

You can also phone 020 79275200 and tell them you want to speak to the CEO Paul

Walsh.

 

We're trying to find out exactly when this is supposed to happen and who'll be

carrying the killing out, we'll keep you posted. See Diageo's reply below and

also Scotland for Animals' appeal to reconsider quickly.

 

Subject:

FAO Paul Walsh: Re: Deer cull/ Banbeath

 

Scotland for Animals <john

Date:

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:07:35 +0000

To:

Global.General.Information

 

 

 

Re: DEER CULL-- BANBEATH, FIFE

 

Dear Mr Walsh

 

We have received reports from the public that you are to go ahead with the

culling of deer at your plant in Banbeath Fife. With regards to your firms

statement that " the advice from the deer experts is that it would be

irresponsible to relocate or release the deer and in the best interests of

animal welfare all the deer should be culled. " Could you please inform us who

these experts are? We are extremely concerned about the integrity of these

claims as we are aware that several expert organisations including the SSPCA

have instructed you that these deer could be adequately preserved on site or

alternatively easily transferred to another location. We are also aware that

concrete offers have been made to yourselves for the use of suitable rehoming

areas.

 

Further to your claim that you have been " Working with the key deer management

experts, and with support of local community representatives, we have carefully

examined every possible option for the management of the deer. " we know that a

petition containing over 2000 signatures was handed to you from local people

asking for these deer to be saved and there is huge opposition to the cull from

residents in surrounding areas. Again could we ask that you please tell us

exactly which 'local community representatives' are supporting you in your

actions?

 

We advise that it would be a grave mistake for Diageo to go ahead with this cull

as the strength of public opposition to this is overwhelming and the advice you

are being given and organisations which you appear to be receiving counsel from

are looking extremely dubious.

 

After the massive amount of negative publicity that Diageo has had in Scotland

through other matters we hope that you will reverse this decision immediately to

avoid yet another PR disaster for your company. If you require any professional

and reliable advice or assistance on welfare, resettling, transport, etc. issues

regarding this case please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

John Patrick

Chairman

Scotland for Animals

 

 

 

Global General Information

[ Global.General.Information]

 

10 March 2010 16:42

Re: DEER TO BE CULLED IN FIFE

 

Dear Madam,

 

Thank you for your email. Diageo has been working closely with deer welfare

advisers at the Deer Commission for Scotland, the British Deer Society and the

Scottish Deer Centre and with animal welfare officers at the SSPCA in a

determined effort to address the animal welfare issues of a small herd of roe

deer that has taken up residence at our Leven packaging site.

 

There have been deer on site for around 10 years, but recently there has been

concern about the increasing numbers and health of the deer. In addition, the

planned expansion at Leven – which includes the building of a new bottling

hall – will result in a significantly reduced area of land available for the

deer. Together these have important animal welfare implications, including even

further restricted habitat, high stress levels and risk of injury.

 

Working with the key deer management experts, and with support of local

community representatives, we have carefully examined every possible option for

the management of the deer. However, the advice from the deer experts is that it

would be irresponsible to relocate or release the deer and in the best interests

of animal welfare all the deer should be culled.

 

We recognise that the deer are regarded fondly in the local community and by

employees – this has been an extremely difficult decision to reach – but we

have a responsibility to act on the advice of the deer experts in the best

interests of the animals. The cull is being undertaken by qualified

professionals in consultation with a vet and the police.

 

Yours sincerely,

Rechelle Jevon

Corporate Relations Assistant

 

 

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