Labour's reply on the repeal the hunting ban petition

[mushroom 12,880]

Monday 22 February 2010

Repealtheban - epetition response

We received a petition asking:

 

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to repeal the Ban and bring back Fox-Hunting with hounds."

 

Details of Petition:

 

"In 2004, the Hunting Act passed in UK Parliament. This meant that hunting foxes with hounds (unless used to flush out mammals from sets/dens/burrows) is now illegal. It has recently come into the public eye again, as before 2009; the High Court will define 'hunting' to clarify the laws. Since the ban, animal rights activists have been celebrating, but hunters have been battling to bring back the traditional English sport. Hunting is an exhilirating,exciting, and TRADITIONAL BRITISH sport. Give England back it's sport. I believe that we should again be able to hunt foxes on foot or horseback, with the help of Fox Hounds, Beagles, Blood Hounds etc. We should use these dogs to do what they were bred to do, do what is in their blood, to pursuit a fox. This is Tradition. This is English."

 

· Read the petition

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Read the Government's response

The Government has no plans to repeal the Hunting Act 2004.

 

The Hunting Act 2004 prohibits all hunting with dogs of wild mammals in England and Wales, subject to the tightly-drawn exemptions set out in the Act which allow for necessary pest control and other activities to be undertaken subject to strict conditions. The ban covers the hunting with dogs of all wild mammals, including fox, deer, hare and mink. The Act also completely bans hare coursing.

 

The purpose of the Hunting Act is to end a practice which a clear majority of people across the country do not support on the grounds that it causes unnecessary suffering. Parliament acted on that majority view by passing an Act that banned the use of dogs to hunt and kill animals for sport and pleasure, but allowed the use of dogs for certain pest control activities and the continuation of traditional riding, trail following and hound exercise activities. The Government notes that the majority of hunts have continued to meet and ride within the law.

 

Didn't know mink were a native British wild mammal learn something everyday

[Airgunner2010 1]

i dont know why they banned it as most of them used to do it

[garfield 23]

wow! a whole 229 signatures

[DIDO.1 22,650]

What a crap weak ill thought out petition, talking about being able to hunt foxes with blood hounds??? cos 'its exciteing'.

[Swampy 147]

I can't see this law beingt repealed.

Most political parties will look at it and say "whats the point?".

 

If it's a free vote in parliament then check with your incoming MP how they are going to vote. Most will say what they think you want to hear and vote their own way when the time comes.

I fear that we will all still be criminals even after labour get ousted.

Hopefully the police will for once caryy on their policy of "ignoring" a lot of activities.

 

Swampy

 

Hunting within the bounds of the law ...NING

[clint 45]

I watched the dog & jack rebbit course in Ireland, some month back. There it is good to watch, the dog do a fantastic job, of training the jack rebbit to go, also where they want. With many money on the dog. All is done very very good, no men chant or encouage danger of rebbit, or take dog of own !!

Also, i remember long time ago, i also see place in liverpool, to see this. There the people chant, scream, & clapp , when rebbit was caught, & the people watch rebbit been in dange & cheer.

Maybe this is not the way to do it, as Irish peoples still have course meeting, here you not.

Maybe this is why stop dog sport in UK.

 

Edited February 22, 2010 by clint

[john* 17]

why just trying too reapeal the ban in england thought we were in this together hunts men an women should stand by each other not just for the country they stay in

Edited February 22, 2010 by john*

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

I can't see this law beingt repealed.

Most political parties will look at it and say "whats the point?".

 

If it's a free vote in parliament then check with your incoming MP how they are going to vote. Most will say what they think you want to hear and vote their own way when the time comes.

I fear that we will all still be criminals even after labour get ousted.

Hopefully the police will for once caryy on their policy of "ignoring" a lot of activities.

 

Swampy

 

Hunting within the bounds of the law ...NING

The police dont IGNORE anything! If something gets reported, they HAVE TO act according to the law, just keep within it, its not that hard

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Would it be an idea, instead of trying to repeal the entire law to start chipping away at different aspects. For example, I don't think it's currently legal to protect commercial fowl, or lambs, from fox predation using hounds right? So possibly try that angle, maybe get a farming organisation onside to help with that. (Barn burning shite talk would have to see the bin, I know that would be terribly hard for some ).

 

The antis would like to see an end to all hunting, trapping, fieldsports etc. But they know they can't knock it all in one go so they persistantly chip away until they knock one domino, then move onto the next. I suggest a change of effort to similar tactics. Instead of "hunting" for the sake of it, which as we all know is evil in it's purest form , it can be said that the use of hounds is to aid in the protection of stock, to help neighbours and the farming community and to provide a valuable serice.

 

Just something to think about.

[events co-ordinator 353]

why just trying too reapeal the ban in england thought we were in this together hunts men an women should stand by each other not just for the country they stay in

Dear John they are two seperate laws in Scotland it's the protection of wild mammals act passed by the Scottish parliament, in England the hunting act was passed by the westminister govt neither can repeal acts passed by the other.YIS

[poacher3161 1,766]

Thanks for posting that mate i hope everybody is going to sighn the put a cap on immagration petition as thats an issue thats affecting us all

[RicW 67]

Labour made it a class war act. The way they put it over was that a bunch of Hooray Henries and Henriettas got their jollies from seeing an animal torn to death. Oh hoh, ya di dah, let's have a G & T. They are now trying to set it up as a class issue again. I'm sorry pipple but if you think Cameron will rescind the Hunting Act you are living on the wrong planet.

 

Ric

[Nik_B 3,790]

I doubt they will as well, I recon the tories will do something to allow fox hunting to continue but that'll be it.

[mushroom 12,880]

Just to add this had nothing to do with me just an e-mail I got

 

And Maxhardcore Your bang on there mate any repeal has to be for the whole of fieldsports the only way it's ever going to happen is if everybody write's in to their local candidates and ask their views and let yours be known to them.

 

And standing united