More than 260 people signed petition postcards in Haworth. The session was part of a series being staged at towns and cities across the county this summer, in a campaign led by Ban Bloodsports on Yorkshire's Moors (BBYM) and the League Against Cruel Sports. The groups claim that grouse shooting on Yorkshire Water uplands, including Haworth and Stanbury moors, is damaging wildlife and habitats. Luke Steele, for BBYM, said: "We thank the people of Haworth for their support. "Huge sections of uplands owned by the company across the region are being purged of native wildlife and having peatland habitat degraded to increase game bird numbers for shooting. "If Yorkshire Water wants to be recognised as taking its environmental responsibilities seriously, then ending its grouse shooting leases is the only course of action which will suffice." But the company says it does take its environmental responsibilities "very seriously" and that shooting is a complex issue which it considers extremely carefully.