Hunting ban repeal is ‘lowest priority’
A VOTE to repeal the Hunting Act should not be a top animal welfare priority for the coalition government, according to a new poll.
The UK government should instead work to tackle irresponsible owners of dangerous dogs, a study conducted on behalf of the charity League Against Cruel Sports found. Of the 2,126 adults questioned, 48 per cent said a vote to repeal the act was the least important animal welfare priority.
A third of people thought that tackling dangerous dog owners should be the top priority, over the vote to repeal, promoting farm animal welfare, reducing animal testing and promoting responsible pet ownership.
Charity chief executive Joe Duckworth said: “It comes as no surprise that the public has no appetite to waste parliamentary time on voting to repeal the Hunting Act.”
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Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 02:01 PM#12 & #13: Are you one of these anti-hunting nutters perchance?
Alternative (High Octane) Fuel Head
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 01:59 PMSO the same selfish, extremist pressure group that was instrumental in getting the stupid hunting act passed is now telling us that scr@pping it is a low priority? Well waddaya know??
Pilrig.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 12:08 PMAnyone whae gets pleasure oot of terrorisin' an' killin' mammals is in need o' psychiatric assistance.
Pilrig.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 12:06 PM2 - daftie
The Genuine Mario Antionette
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 06:33 PM#14 - "I'm off to play with the train-set Santa gave me - little sign of intelligent life here."- yes, give the adults a break. You'll feel more comfortable when you don't have to engage your brain - & don't stay up past your bedtime, you silly boy.
samcoldstream
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 02:40 PMSome unknown Junior Tory Minister in the Coalition taking part in a Boxing Day hunt claims that the 2005 Act is "unworkable" and will be repealed at the first opportunity? Not in Scotland, it won't!
Wilfred Reborn
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 01:26 PMI read this to get intellgence andor humour. Congratulations #1! You set the standard. Sadly, everyone else dropped the ball. Did you see the pathetic woman on BBC crying, "There's been a kill. There's been a kill." Someone needs to give her help - and a life! After the interviews, I have decided to come down with the hunters on the basis of intelligence and humour. (Anti's are illogical and humourless - applies generally!) BTW, #13 'God intended'? What kind of argument is that? I'm off to play with the train-set Santa gave me - little sign of intelligent life here.
ReadingPublic
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 11:22 AM#2 You seem to be mad at someone, why? Your definition of "Vermin" is rediculous. I suppose you consider White Tail Deer, Mule Deer, Mountain Sheep, etc "Vermin". Look at your numbers in the wild and you will surily see how "Man's" interference in improper "Culling" has desicimated your animal population. Kill off the wolves, coyotas, panthers, Badgers, Woodchucks, skunks. etc and the small animals like mice and rats explode, besides would you want to eat a fox, or rat? As far as the homeless are concerned change the laws or economic conditions thet created them first. Don't blame a blameless animal for doing what God intended, (Multiplying) Let nature take over and in about 2 years the problem if it is a problem will tend to correct itself..
ReadingPublic
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 11:09 AM#1, Most of your examples of "Vermin" are strange to me coming from the US. We consider "Vermin" to be mice, rats, not foxes. Actually we would like to have what you perceive as a problem with foxes. I have found after hunting all my life that is you leave them alone they will sort out their numbers and inter-fearing by shooting or poisoning them only makes things worse. Hunting with dogs is rediculous. We no longer bear bait or run down other mammals with packs of hounds because it is not sporting. We hunt turkey, deer, bear, etc in Wisconsin to control herd size but we do it giving the animal a sporting chance. None of these animals are capable of getting away from a pack of dogs. As far as meat on the table fine but foxes? Deer are donated yearly to our butchers for the needy.
moosef
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 11:01 AM9Ancient Wisdom Me fears you are suffering dillusions of sorts here ". Keeping down vermin or to feed an otherwise starving family" What have you been sniffing? Have you ever seen a starving kid on a sporting estate? I agree with you otherwise and hunting with dogs is a practice same as they did in Africa, Hunting koi-san on horseback. Barbaric to say the least Besides. if these "vermin " are such a problem, I believe polystyrene rubbed together to squeak attracts foxes them and a .22 callibre carbide should dispatch them far more "humanely"
Velv
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 10:55 AMWhile the suffering of animals should not be tolerated, the planet has far more severe problems to fix first, otherwise there will be no animals at all
Ancient Wisdom
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 10:46 AMNumber 7. Keeping down vermin or to feed an otherwise starving family is NOT the same as killing for fun. Grasp the difference and you'll see why we wish to ban hunting with dogs.
Gordon Hay
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 10:31 AM"It comes as no surprise" that a poll conducted by a particular pressure group should support that group's aims, or that it should be seen as "news".
nabodican
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 10:18 AMI see nothing wrong with hunting for sport, particularly if it helps get rid of vermin such as foxes or puts food on the table.
Ancient Wisdom
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 09:35 AMAnyone hunting animals for fun should be hounded from the human race. Reach for the stars, not the gutter.
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