Ditched lines killing birds

Wednesday 29th August 2007, 11:44AM BST.



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  1. 1
    Rob wolf

    Close it!!!

    If the council fails they should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals.

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  2. 2
    steve,walsall

    As an angler myself im absolutly sick to the back teeth of picking bits up that other anglers have left behind. line,tins,hook’s and other rubbish,i do it becuase i have great repsect for wild life,i wish these so called anglers or should i say scummy angler’s would either respect whats around them or give it up.

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  3. 3
    Andrew, Bilston

    Along with other local residents I have complained to the council but they are not interested, the police arent interested even though these people are breaking the law everyday. They are camping overnight cutting down trees to make fires, leaving litter, killing wildlife, what else do these people have to do in order for someone to do something about it?

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  4. 4
    Rob Bilston

    people have fished this pool for years now and it keeps the kids off the streets and i think thats what we all want to see . they should take there spare bits of tackle home with them and respect the wild life .. the pool is a mess theres to many birds there not to mention the rats . the local chip shops lock up at night and bring there left overs and dump it at the pool side. to many birds not enough anglers !!!

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  5. 5
    jade coseley

    i live right by this pool and its disgustng to hear that people are endangering animals for their own pleasure. I have come back on a saturday night at 4 in the morning and people are still there – have some respect.

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  6. 6
    thesharpercarper

    well i fish at the pool myself and as an angler. i think free country do as you will. what right have the council got to stop people fishing the pool, as for geese the local council have gone to lengths to try and keep the numbers down and are now on about having marksmen “pest control” shot them as they cause pollution and there for corrosion of the banks with silt which makes it dangerous to people. So all these do gooders say don’t do this don’t do that while they are over the pool themselves throwing in bread by the bag load there for again polluting the water making it stagnent while your child is downing a bag of crisps watching them and then throwing the packet on the floor (oh yeah thats my fault). so please i and many anglers make waterways what they are today. THANK YOU!

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