ANIMAL rights campaigners say they are considering legal action after Bradford Council shelved a petition about grouse shooting on Ilkley Moor.
The group Ban Bloodsports on Ilkley Moor (BBIM) handed in a petition to full council yesterday, objecting to the authority's 10-year contract awarding the shooting rights to the Bingley Moor Partnership.
Spokesman Luke Steele said: "We wouldn't see Bradford Council endorsing a fox hunt, so why would we see Bradford Council endorsing a grouse shoot?"
But instead of referring the petition to a committee for further discussion, the Council decided simply to note it.
BBIM had handed in a similar petition last year, which sparked a full review of the shooting deed.
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