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With King Charles being the new nominal head of the RSPCA, they are going to be reluctant to criticise the antics of those privileged few who get their pleasure from killing. It is easier to target the underprivileged and ignorant.

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People who hunt for fun are a bad example to children and bad role models. Class doesn't allow someone to behave as badly as they want, they should behave better, especially when they have privileges like better education, better housing, better diet, better lifestyle and more influence. There's no excuse for cruelty to animals. It's just punching down and a lack of tolerance, bully behaviour.

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Whilst I 100% agree with the article, I do feel we must be careful of suggesting that cruelty is confined to 'class'. Bloodsports, yes probably (although does that include terrier men, gamekeepers, beaters etc?) but cruelty seems to me to be classless, it's everywhere that ignorance exists! Take for example my local newspaper article https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24511590.rocks-thrown-lyme-regis-seagulls-problems-grow/

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I briefly read this recently in a news piece but I just couldn't read it all as all of this is so heartbreakingly evil, cruel and unnecessary and I do get upset very easily whenever I hear, never mind see, barbarities like that!!! I don't personally agree with social media at all because, besides from it being used to just attack and aggravate others, I have also heard of so much unspeakable animal cruelty that happens on there, including those barbarically sick "monkey torture videos" 😿💔😾😡🤬🤬!!! I just don't understand how anyone could be so barbarically cruel, sick and evil to do any of these sort of horrors (too sick, cruel and evil to say)!!! I Don't Care how old or young, how "privileged" or from what "class" the sick monsters who do this to animals are/come from, what I would do to ANY of them if I saw them try to hurt an animal doesn't bare speaking about 🤬🤬🤬!!! Whether a bird, dog, cat, rat, mouse, rabbit, horse, fox, deer, mink, pig, cow, fish, bat, hedgehog, monkey etc, ALL ANIMALS deserve kindness, respect, empathy and compassion!!!!

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Cara, I could not agree with you more. I couldn’t finish reading the article either, it was unbearable, I just felt too angry and upset. What the hell is wrong with people? I will never comprehend how anyone could harm an animal. They must be depraved, sick psychopaths. 🤬🤯

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I completely agree with you Helen! I feel the exact same way. I don't understand/know either and I don't think I ever will. Bless you ❤️! It is lovely to hear that you have wild badgers visiting/living in your garden 🦡❤️!!

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Just read Brian May is fronting a documentary on August 23rd BBC2 9pm regarding the pointless Badger culling.

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Thanks for letting us know. Brian May is a wonderful ambassador for animals. I don’t know if I will be able to watch it, it will break my heart as we have wild badgers in our garden, but I will spread the word.

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How lovely to have visiting Badgers, wish i did.

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Thanks Larraine, it's now on my calendar!

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Good on and bless Brian May ❤️!!! Thank you for sharing this Larraine Cruse!!

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These disgusting individuals should have the SAME HORRIFIC THINGS DONE TO THEM. Not one of them is worthy of the air they breathe or the space they occupy. Until the law bring severe charges and sentences against these fouls idiots it will never end!!!!!!

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I completely agree with you Jo Aird!!

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I CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE ARE CRUEL TO ANY ANIMAL. MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT OUR WILDLIFE.

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Neither can I and I completely agree with you Deborah Brand!!

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HI CARA, I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOUR KIND WORDS .

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Thank you Deborah Brand 💖!!

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I have little liking for the RSPCA because of their hypocrisy having king Charles as their Patron - please note king is in lower case as I have NO respect for him. The double standards of the royal family is breathtaking, the government is stopping the winter fuel allowance for pensioners but the royal family pay almost no tax, exploit every possible loophole and business opportunity they can for their own benefit and yet Charles and Camilla are happy to have their cronies join them in killing and maiming hundreds of thousands of birds and wild animals every year and a lot of it is at our expense because they demand personal security tying up countless amounts of valuable police officers, something else which is at our expense. What I have said here is just the tip of the iceberg; in my opinion they are despicable along with their sycophantic followers.

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I completely agree with you Frances King! I have ABSOLUTELY NO respect for "him" or ANY of the so called "royal family" either!!!

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PEOPLE WITH BB GUNS ,(PURCHASED IN SHOPS LEGALLY AND OVER THE COUNTER), SHOOT CATS/ BIRDS. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. THESE WEAPONS SHOULD BE BANNED, BECAUSE ITS OUT OF CONTROL LIKE KNIFE CRIME.

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I completely agree with you David!!

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Kids can be vile and cruel. Only a few weeks ago it was on radio cornwall how boys had thrown rocks at a goose, it was taken to the vet but sadly didn't survive. I was unfortunate to have got hold of some local thugs that had put nails into a slow worm, i ripped into them. Dear Mummy came knocking on my door and nonchalantly told me "boys will be boys". I cannot write what i replied, but i will leave it to your imagination. !!! Horrible little sods.

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Good for you! I did similar for a slowworm when boys spray painted one all over! Boys will be boys?? Dreadful parenting! Thankfully my son, a boy into manhood, was brought up with and taught to respect all life forms!

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CHILDREN ROAM THE STREETS, FERAL AND OUT OF CONTROL. DID YOU SEE THE BBC DOCUMENTARY A FEW YEARS AGO ABOUT A FILM CREW IN COVENTRY? GANGS OF CHILDREN DEMANDING TO KNOW WHAT THE BBC WERE DOING AND THROWING STONES AT THE CREW. ALSO AT NIGHT A COUPLE OUT WALKING THEIR DOG, WERE ATTACKED BY YOUTHS THROWING FIREWORKS. AN UNPROVOKED ATTACK. WE SHOULD HAVE SHARIA LAW IN THESE COUNTRY, NO MESSING, PANDERING TO THE LIBERAL BRIGADE.

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Bless you and good on you too Rosemary ❤️!! Thank you for raising your son with kindness and compassion to all beings too!!

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Thankyou Rosemary.

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I am so sorry to hear about that poor goose and slow worm but bless you and good on you Larraine Cruse ❤️!!! That saying "boys will be boys" is used simply as an excuse for bad and cruel behaviour and shows lazy, cruel and rude non parenting!!

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Id have told her straight keep her feral little scumbags in check followed by a tirade of language that would make a dockers blush 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Beleive me i did. 😈😡

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I could only partially read the article. My blood ran cold and I felt so angry. There needs to be tougher laws and proper punishments for anyone who hurts animals. Put them in jail cells with animal lovers and see how brave they are then, the sick, depraved, deranged bullies.

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This is bad news man at any age seem to like to kill best way they can!!😎🦊🦊🦊🦊🇬🇧🧡

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As a human race we are becoming a blight on this once beautiful planet its a evil wicked world with a lot of sick people in it i despair i really do lifes not worth anything now to much evil 👹

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WE SEE WHAT PEOPLE DO TO EACH OTHER WHETHER ON SOMEONES SKIN COLOUR/GENDER ETC, AND EVEN CHILDREN. WILDLIFE CANNOT DEFEND THEMSELVES VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY, THATS WHY PEOPLE HARM THEM BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE COWARDS.

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