A major online marketplace has banned the sale of catapults and slingshots in a move hailed as a “win for wildlife”, as pressure mounts on other retailers to follow suit ahead of a Parliamentary ...

MPs have been warned that anyone - including children - can legally buy weapons capable of killing wildlife, as a legal loophole allows catapults and slingshots to be sold cheaply and without ...

Police are urging parents to check what their children are buying online after a number of fatal attacks on animals involving catapults. Det Con Aaron Flint, a wildlife crime officer with Lincolnshire ...

A Surrey council is considering borough-wide restrictions on carrying catapults to curb "distressing" and "horrible" violence against wildlife. The public can respond to an online consultation on the ...

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