英国政府正在考虑对野鸡和鹧鸪射击活动实施更严格的监管措施，以改善动物福利并减少对野生动物和环境的负面影响 1。环境、食品和乡村事务部（Defra）正在进行政策咨询，拟推行包括引入许可证制度和动物福利标准等措施 1。该部门还考虑禁止与野生动物犯罪相关人员举办射击活动 1。
英国每年为射击活动释放约6000万只非本地饲养的野鸡和鹧鸪 1。这些鸟类目前不受家禽相同的动物福利法保护，也不接受定期福利检查 1。人道对待动物组织指出，数百万只鸟在工业规模上被饲养在空旷的铁笼中 1。Defra部长Sue Hayman表示，"理解射击对野生动物、环保和鸟类福利的影响很重要" 1。
乡村联盟首席执行官Tim Bonner批评这一提议是"有毒文化战争政策" 1。
The British government is examining stricter regulations for pheasant and partridge shooting, potentially introducing a licensing system and animal welfare standards for the practice 1. Approximately 60 million non-native game birds are released annually in England for shooting purposes, yet these birds currently lack the same welfare protections afforded to domestic poultry and are not subject to regular welfare inspections 1.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is conducting a consultation on policy changes aimed at improving bird welfare and reducing negative impacts on wildlife and the environment 1. Defra Minister Sue Hayman stated that "it is important to understand the impacts of shooting on wildlife, the environment and bird welfare" 1. The proposed measures include a licensing system that would bar individuals connected to wildlife crime from organizing shooting events 1.
Opposition to the planned restrictions has emerged from rural interests. The Country Land and Business Association chief executive Tim Bonner characterized the initiative as a "toxic culture war policy" 1. Animal welfare advocates have raised concerns about current breeding practices, with Humane Society International noting that "millions of birds are reared at industrial scale, confined in barren metal cages" 1.
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