Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders
Annual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 years Animal welfare campaigners have called for talks on phasing out the “inhumane” hunt for infant gannets known as guga, which are killed by hunters on a remote Scottish island once a year. OneKind and the League Against Cruel Sports said it should be slowly phased out in dialogue with the Hebridean islanders who see the hunt, which has been carried out for at least 400 years, as a cultural purs
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Guga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenGuga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianBirdsCall to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islandersAnnual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 yearsSeverin Carrell Scotland editorMon 8 Jun 2026 10.05 EDTLast modified on Mon 8 Jun 2026 10.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAnimal welfare campaigners have called for talks on phasing out the “inhumane” hunt for infant gannets known as guga, which are killed by hunters on a remote Scottish island…
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