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 ===== Introduction =====
-Over the years we have been contacted repeatedly by rescuers and lay people, who were caring for corvids such as magpies, jackdaws and crows, and who observed that their foster birds showed difficulties with flying despite appearing otherwise fit and healthy. Some of these birds demonstrated abnormal flight feathers and showed an unusual or even abnormal behaviour not normally expected in wild birds. A closer assessment of the plumage showed quite quickly that these birds had been wing clipped.
+{{ :magpie_chiara.jpeg?200|}}Over the years we have been contacted repeatedly by rescuers and lay people, who were caring for corvids such as magpies, jackdaws and crows, and who observed that their foster birds showed difficulties with flying despite appearing otherwise fit and healthy. Some of these birds demonstrated abnormal flight feathers and showed an unusual or even abnormal behaviour not normally expected in wild birds. A closer assessment of the plumage showed quite quickly that these birds had been wing clipped.
 ===== What is Feather or Wing Clipping, and Why is This Being Done? =====
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 Even when Larsen traps are being used as the questionable law intends, there is no doubt that the so called and so much praised ‘Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare’, as declared and praised by the RSPCA, are not being adhered to.
-    • Freedom from hunger and thirst: by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour.
+  * Freedom from hunger and thirst: by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour.
-    • Freedom from discomfort: by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area.
+  * Freedom from discomfort: by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area.
-    • Freedom from pain, injury or disease: by prevention through rapid diagnosis and treatment.
+  * Freedom from pain, injury or disease: by prevention through rapid diagnosis and treatment.
-    • Freedom to express normal behaviour: by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind.
+  * Freedom to express normal behaviour: by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind.
-    • Freedom from fear and distress: by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering.
+  * Freedom from fear and distress: by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering.
 Considering all these factors, it is even more shocking that the legal use of Larsen traps is not being opposed by a leading UK wildlife conservation organisation such as the RSPB.
-<wrap em>"The RSPB does, of course, ensure that the trapping of crows is carried out in accordance with General Licenses and the relevant animal welfare legislation. The RSPB's policy for the use of Larsen traps actually exceeds the legal requirements as all contractors must check traps twice a day to ensure that the call-bird has access to food and water and that suitable welfare provisions are made for any caught birds. Fresh water is provided by a dispenser attached to the trap so that it cannot be knocked over. Call-birds are also changed regularly. All contractors complete a daily checklist detailing the time that each check is undertaken and this is submitted to the RSPB."</wrap>
+//'The RSPB does, of course, ensure that the trapping of crows is carried out in accordance with General Licenses and the relevant animal welfare legislation. The RSPB's policy for the use of Larsen traps actually exceeds the legal requirements as all contractors must check traps twice a day to ensure that the call-bird has access to food and water and that suitable welfare provisions are made for any caught birds. Fresh water is provided by a dispenser attached to the trap so that it cannot be knocked over. Call-birds are also changed regularly. All contractors complete a daily checklist detailing the time that each check is undertaken and this is submitted to the RSPB.'//
-[[https://www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/what-we-do/influence-government-and-business/policies-and-briefings/values-and-motivations|RSPB Features, Tough Choices, Martin Harper, 02/08/2028]]
+[[https://www.rspb.org.uk/helping-nature/what-we-do/influence-government-and-business/policies-and-briefings/values-and-motivations|RSPB Features, Tough Choices, Martin Harper, 02/08/2018]]
-It doesn’t come as a surprise that all decoy birds we have encountered so far over the many years we have been involved in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, have shown severe behavioural problems, which have ranged from being lethargic or in stupor to being restless and in constant distress. Although these findings are not well documented for birds in the available scientific literature, we can see unequivocal parallels to human patients suffering of a Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is more and more being discovered in non-human animals like elephants, apes, cetaceans, dogs and cats.
+It doesn’t come as a surprise that all decoy birds we have encountered so far over the many years we have been involved in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, have shown severe behavioural problems, which have ranged from being lethargic or in stupor to being restless and in constant distress. Although these findings are not well documented for birds in the available scientific literature, we can see unequivocal parallels to human patients suffering of a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is more and more being discovered in non-human animals like elephants, apes, cetaceans, dogs and cats.
 We do strictly oppose the use of Larsen traps, or any form of trapping, snaring or hunting. In fact, we do oppose all forms of oppression and violence. We are unwilling, directly or indirectly, to take part in violence, to profit from the harm of others, or to wilfully ignore oppression. We are refusing to intentionally take away the dignity, bodily integrity, freedom, or the life of another individual, no matter how they may differ from ourselves, be they a fellow human or a fellow animal.