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Poaching - Coggle Diagram
Poaching
Definition of poaching
- Stealing / killing animals with out permission.
Poaching Became a crime because of the amount being taken especially by large organised gangs.
Key features
- stealing animals and fish
Key features
- Killing animals and fish without permission from the land owner
Punishments
Death
Fines
Prision
1723 Black Act
Armed
Disguised
Blackened faces
Possessing dogs
Posessing snares
If caught doing or in possession of any of the above you could be executed fined or sent to prison.
In 1823 The Black Act was repealed as part of the Robert Peel penal reforms.
The similarities through out the ages.
Always been poor people.
People stealing
People / gangs stealing for money
People stealing to feed the family
Punishments to deter people from stealing.