Fair game? Hunting lobby's attacks on the RSPCA are proof of its effectiveness

The Ecologist
May 3, 2016, 7:25 am94 pts
Lacking an official body to investigate and prosecute illegal cruelty to wildlife a unique charity, the RSPCA, took on that role almost 200 years ago, writes Lesley Docksey. But now it has ruffled high-ranking feathers by pursuing cases of illegal fox-hunting, and has been forced to leave prosecutions of such…

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