It's Time To Stand Up And Ask Questions From Media Darlings to Royals UPDATE

On Monday, 20th October, 2025 the following was sent to Sir David. Sir David has so far declined to respond.

Dear Sir David,

With the recent announcement that the Government intends to stop the badger cull in England most of us are now attempting to draw attention to the plight of foxes in the UK.

As you may be aware, the British Trust for Ornithology after its last Mammal Survey suggested that foxes may need to be Red Listed due to the decline in numbers. Estimates range from 60-70% of the UK fox population now being gone. With foxes still being killed every night by shooters for 'sport' I wondered whether you had an opinion on the topic?

I have looked but cannot find any statement by yourself re. fox hunting in general so it would be interesting to hear your knowledgeable opinion.

My Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this.

Regards

Terry Hooper

British Fox Study (f 1976)

We can no longer afford to waste time with being polite or hold people in veneration because they have good PR and are TV celebrities.  Remember that many "celebrities" at the BBC and ITV love to go out shooting and killing wildlife for 'fun'. Whereas the BBC will simply not tolerate a celebrity it owns making a political statement about social wrongs on their personal social media it seems that taking part in cruel animal killing is "a private matter".

Making a lot of money from TV work while anything actually done is carried out by groups we have a naturalist  who has simply refused to make any public statement on blood sports so as not to offend the BBC and his rich friends who enjoy killing wildlife.  One condemning statement from Attenborough could shift public opinion and politicians attitudes and see an end to blood sports.

Sir David Attenborough has had long-standing friendships with various members of the British royal family, particularly King Charles III, Prince William, and the late Queen Elizabeth II, marked by a shared passion for environmental conservation. His close bond with the royals began when he met Princess Anne and Prince Charles as a child and continued through decades of mutual admiration and collaboration on conservation initiatives.

Sir David Attenborough has not made explicit public statements denouncing blood sports, but his consistent advocacy for animal welfare and conservation, and his visible support for the Royal Family to give up blood sports, strongly implies his opposition to hunting for sport.

King Charles has always been a lover of blood sports -in 2025 he sacked a gamekeeper as there were not enough pheasants to shoot. An advocate for conservation and the environment so long as he gets his 'fun'.

Prince William, like his father, has the typical hippocrit attitude and has a history of participating in traditional royal hunting and shooting sports, including deer stalking on the Balmoral Estate and grouse shoots, and he has taken his son, [Prince George] to observe these activities. While the activities are a long-standing family tradition, they have drawn criticism from animal welfare groups, particularly given Prince William's broader advocacy for wildlife conservation. Princess Katherine loves to shoot -birds and deer.

And let's not forget Harry loves a good shoot

Well, all that can be said for Attenborough's attempts is that he gets -1 because if , after many decades, he has never paused the Royals love to shoot and kill at home and abroad one can only assume Royal Patronage was more important.