I suppose the only thing holding licensing in England back at the moment is the all encompassing big B.

https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/pe...rols-1-9003169

The last line caught my eye, I wonder if that stat is correct?

“Animals continue to be maimed and killed every year so the RSPCA is calling on the Government to bring in tighter restrictions such as licensing, which we know in Scotland worked, resulting in a 75 per cent drop in animal related complaints in its first year.”

That statement feels a bit weasle worded "animal related complaints".

It feels to me that the scrotes who shoot cats will take absolutely no notice of a licensing scheme.