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Post by NellyDee on Dec 17, 2015 10:59:05 GMT
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Post by shirl100 on Dec 17, 2015 16:03:04 GMT
I hope people do take note, we get them landing in our field but fortunately no wildlife casualties yet, can't see the point in them at all (or fireworks for that matter which will be starting again quite soon)
Shirl
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Post by rowanberry on Dec 17, 2015 20:13:55 GMT
I thought there was a move to ban these things? I don't see how anyone could see that picture of a barn owl entangled in one and ever send another sky lantern aloft. Perhaps the RSPCA should spread that photo about more- a few billboards should do it.
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Post by alf1951 on Dec 18, 2015 6:14:20 GMT
I also thought these things were going to be banned because of fire risk but obviously not. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has turned down calls for a ban after concluding that the risk of death and injury they posed to livestock was "low". They cause problems all over the place it seems - www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23129276. |
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Post by shirl100 on Dec 18, 2015 16:05:06 GMT
I also thought these things were going to be banned because of fire risk but obviously not. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has turned down calls for a ban after concluding that the risk of death and injury they posed to livestock was "low". They cause problems all over the place it seems - www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23129276. Risk of death and injury being "low" is not a good enough reason to let people carry on releasing these things, any risk would be enough in my opinion to ban them outright - they can hardly be classed as a necessary item. Shirl |
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Post by hank on Dec 27, 2015 18:21:05 GMT
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Post by alf1951 on Dec 28, 2015 8:30:25 GMT
What a load of nonsense and the comments from readers simply highlights the idiocy we're up against.
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Post by shirl100 on Dec 28, 2015 15:01:27 GMT
What a load of nonsense and the comments from readers simply highlights the idiocy we're up against. I completely agree, how much has it cost the government ( i.e. us the tax payers) to come up with these guidelines? Paper lanterns are not necessary for anything at all, so ban them outright. Shirl |
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Post by rowanberry on Dec 28, 2015 20:55:55 GMT
What a load of nonsense and the comments from readers simply highlights the idiocy we're up against. Agree- so little concern about the countryside nor the wildlife put at risk. |
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