The field sports lobby, here in the Uk, is almost as powerful as the Gun lobby in the states.
Its always been the case, since the 16C onwards, that the money and influence in this country, is held by the wealthy landowners, who still cling onto their archaic practices, such as grouse shooting, and other so called activities of so called pleasure.
Two characters that really stand out as culprits in the power wealed by the field sports lobby, are the Dukes of Sutherland and Duke of Buccleuh.
In total, they own close to half a million acres of Scotlands wildest moorland, areas frequented by the Marsh & Hen Harriers.
Any thought of the illegal poisoning of beautiful birds of prey, fills me with anger, but until outdated Victorian practices of shooting game birds for so called sport and enjoyment, comes to an end, illegal poisoning will continue