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We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

Save Scottish Hedgehogs from Annual Cull

Target: Ian Jardine, Chief Executive, Scottish Natural Heritage
Sponsor: Amanda McLennan
  • Signatures: 4,123
  • Goal: 5,000
  • Deadline: 3-1-2006
We, the undersigned, request that the Uist Waders Project cease their annual cull of hedgehogs. The cull is cruel and unnecessary as the hedgehogs can be safely relocated.

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4,124 5:54 am PDT, Aug 22 Anonymous
4,123 8:15 am PDT, Aug 20 Jacqui Cooper
4,122 2:07 am PDT, Aug 18 Kim Gill
4,121 6:46 am PDT, Aug 15 Lia Rotherham
4,120 8:17 pm PDT, Aug 9 jacque double
4,119 1:10 pm PDT, Aug 8 S Guilly
4,118 9:22 am PDT, Aug 8 Anonymous
4,117 8:48 am PDT, Aug 7 Rob Wellum
4,116 8:47 am PDT, Aug 7 Jane Clarke
4,115 8:47 am PDT, Aug 7 Naomi Clarke
4,114 1:08 pm PDT, Aug 4 Jane Shaw
4,113 10:21 am PDT, Aug 4 Rebecca O'Neill
4,112 9:15 am PDT, Aug 3 wayne patterson
4,110 1:29 pm PDT, Jul 31 greta malkotzoglou
4,109 11:22 am PDT, Jul 29 Leila Peacock
4,108 11:10 pm PDT, Jul 16 s tallett
4,107 12:06 pm PDT, Jun 30 Anonymous
4,106 11:46 am PDT, Jun 29 penny fletcher
4,105 10:11 am PDT, Jun 25 Linda Beal
4,104 9:02 pm PDT, Jun 16 Jackie Smith
4,103 3:08 am PDT, Jun 16 spencer hudson
4,102 2:52 pm PDT, Jun 14 Anonymous
4,101 4:05 pm PDT, Jun 8 Paul Davies
4,100 2:28 pm PDT, Jun 4 Lisa Holden
4,099 3:40 pm PDT, Jun 2 julie stevens
4,098 5:31 am PDT, May 28 Susan Watling
4,097 3:47 am PDT, May 23 Anonymous
4,096 8:04 am PDT, May 20 Sarah Broadhead
4,095 12:24 am PDT, May 15 Meagan Moffat
4,094 11:37 am PDT, May 5 Julie Hughes
4,093 2:14 pm PDT, May 3 Natasha Klukach
4,092 3:21 am PDT, Apr 30 Anonymous
4,091 11:55 am PDT, Apr 27 ZARA KELLY
4,090 2:52 pm PDT, Apr 24 Marius Viljoen
4,089 2:49 pm PDT, Apr 24 Michelle Fountain
4,088 1:59 pm PDT, Apr 24 Jessica De Smet
4,087 1:33 pm PDT, Apr 23 v leeming
4,086 5:52 am PDT, Apr 12 Anonymous
4,085 1:53 am PDT, Apr 2 Vicky King
4,084 8:19 am PDT, Mar 30 june sansom
4,083 12:31 pm PDT, Mar 28 Anonymous
4,082 3:50 am PDT, Mar 23 Talib Shaman
4,081 12:46 pm PDT, Mar 21 Philip Clarke
4,080 5:46 am PDT, Mar 19 Jan Johnson
4,079 12:29 pm PDT, Mar 17 Claire Devlin
4,078 3:17 pm PDT, Mar 15 Anonymous
4,077 11:53 am PST, Mar 4 Glen Venezio
4,076 9:47 am PST, Mar 1 Dave Turner
4,075 7:54 am PST, Mar 1 Ian Nield
4,073 9:11 am PST, Feb 24 antony gent
4,072 11:49 am PST, Feb 16 Kate Rattray
4,071 10:33 am PST, Feb 15 Natalie Simmons
4,070 6:09 am PST, Feb 5 Yvonne Radcliffe
4,069 12:33 pm PST, Feb 3 Brook Kelton
4,068 7:47 am PST, Jan 29 Sarah Lambert
4,067 1:10 am PST, Jan 12 Anonymous
4,066 8:31 am PST, Jan 7 Kerry Thomson
4,065 1:16 pm PST, Dec 29 Ian Murphy
4,064 12:01 pm PST, Dec 28 Simos Tarabatzis
4,063 11:42 am PST, Dec 21 Anonymous
4,062 3:37 am PST, Dec 19 Diana Dumitrache
4,061 11:15 am PST, Dec 17 Sharon Callcut
4,060 3:34 am PST, Dec 13 Jonathan Dunning-Davies
4,059 7:05 am PST, Dec 11 Christina Price
4,058 10:30 am PST, Dec 9 fiona Goldsmith
4,057 10:18 am PST, Dec 9 James Goldsmith
4,056 11:56 pm PST, Dec 8 Monica Crowe
4,055 10:31 pm PST, Dec 8 Patricia Boyd
4,054 5:40 am PST, Nov 30 kate hall
4,053 9:30 am PST, Nov 27 Anonymous
4,052 3:20 am PST, Nov 26 Alison Turner
4,051 12:47 pm PST, Nov 25 Anonymous

Save Scottish Hedgehogs from Annual Cull

Annually since April 2003 the hedgehogs of the Uist Islands
(Scotland, UK) are hunted down and killed because they are blamed for the
falling populations of wading birds in the area (as they are thought to eat the
birds’ eggs). Known predators of the wader’s eggs include rats, feral cats,
mink and gulls, yet no culls are aimed or planned at these species.





The Scottish Natural Heritage justify it’s culling policy by
claiming moving wild hedgehogs to the mainland is inhumane, yet there is no
scientific evidence to support this claim. Additionally in response to the
decision to unnecessarily cull the hedgehogs a volunteer-lead rescue project
named “Uist Hedgehog Rescue” was created and has successfully saved, relocated
to the mainland and released over 400 hedgehogs in the last two years. Reports
have even been received of ex-Uist hedgehogs being seen with young the
following year.



We, the undersigned, request that the Uist Waders Project
comprising the Scottish Executive, Scottish National Heritage and the Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds cease their annual cull of hedgehogs on
North and South Uist and Benbecula. The cull is cruel
and unnecessary as the hedgehogs can be safely relocated.

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