WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP

In general:

• Write to the Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment protesting against the culling of Canada geese in general across the UK. Address:-
  
  Secretary of State
  Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
  Eland House
  Bressenden Place
  London SW1E 5DU
  Tel: 020 7944 3000
  

In case of a threatened cull in your area:

• Contact the RSPCA or Animal Aid for advice and useful contacts in your area

• Contact your local MP, newspapers, and radio stations.

• Adapt our standard letter to write to the Council or landowner proposing the cull

• Start a petition against culling the Canada geese (download and adapt our standard template).

• Know the law. The Wildlife & Countryside Act states that anyone applying for a licence to kill Canada geese must be satisfied that non-lethal methods of population control are either ineffective or impracticable before a licence to cull can be "relied on".  If you have reason to suspect that a landowner has not even tried non-lethal methods before carrying out a cull, then don't hesitate to challenge them on legal grounds.

In case of other problems (injuries to Canada geese etc):

• Contact your local bird sanctuary (or the RSPCA if you don't have these details).