MoD under fire for allowing grouse shoots as the 'Glorious Twelfth' looms

Animal rights campaigners demand ban on shooting of birds for sport on public landWith a week to go before the start of the grouse-shooting season on the "Glorious Twelfth", animal rights groups have a new target in their sights - the Ministry of Defence.The government department is one of many public bodies that are coming under pressure to ban the shooting of birds for sport on their land. Continue reading...