Game farm that used banned pesticide fined £40,000 (www.birdguides.com)

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A game farm and its director have been fined after a dead Common Buzzard that had been poisoned by a banned pesticide was found on site.

Ashley Game Farm at Chulmeigh, Devon, admitted five charges including using banned pesticide carbofuran, and was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £590 in costs at Exeter Magistrates' Court.

Furthermore, director Christopher Hodgson pleaded guilty to storing a pesticide without permission, and was fined £1,500 and ordered to pay £150 in costs.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

First the layoffs and now this? Fuck the game industry man.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Someone has to pay for contaminating the land. If you're dumb enough to use banned pesticides ya get what ya deserve

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I think they are joking about the video game industry

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Hahaha, that one went WAY over my head lmao

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It should have been closed down.

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