Scottish Ministers Urged to Rethink License to Kill 500 Gannet Chicks

Scottish ministers urged to rethink license to kill 500 gannet chicks

Scottish ministers are being urged to rethink a “poor decision” to grant a licence to kill hundreds of gannet chicks in the first guga hunt for…

Scottish ministers urged to rethink ‘poor decision’ on guga hunt licence

It sees gannet chicks culled on a remote Scottish island in a tradition that dates back to the 15th century. Scottish ministers are being urged to rethink a “poor decision” to grant a licence to cull hundreds of gannet chicks in the first guga hunt for four years. Animal welfare campaigners at OneKind said the practice – known locally as the guga hunt – is “grisly” and “cruel”. The group is urging the Scottish Government and its nature agency Na…