League Against Cruel
Sports
January 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May dropped repeal of the Hunting Act (2004) for the rest of this parliamentary session (another four years)."
It’s official: on Sunday morning, January 7, Prime Minister Theresa May
dropped repeal of the Hunting Act (2004) for the rest of this parliamentary
session (another four years).
On the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, the Prime Minister said the public
sent a "clear message" against making hunting legal again.
The Prime Minister has officially heard our “clear message” – that hunting
with dogs has no place in today’s society. This is a huge win for animals,
and it’s all thanks to your support!
This official announcement has been long in the waiting, and just goes to
show that together, we continue to make change to help protect animals from
cruelty.
During the 2017 General Election, your time spent volunteering, leafleting,
petitioning and generously donating to the League, helped to make hunting
one of the most talked about issues over the election. And just a few months
ago, your support in calling for a ban on trail hunting on National Trust
land reframed the hunting debate forever.
Over winter, the momentum against hunting continued to grow. Even more
pressure from League supporters encouraged the Government to pledge to
recognise animal sentience and introduce tougher sentencing for animal
cruelty. Meanwhile, polling figures released on Boxing Day show opposition
to fox hunting at 85%.
Your support has been vital in this growing momentum. Theresa May deciding
to publicly announce that she has overturned the government’s manifesto
commitment on bringing back hunting is thanks to you.
Of course, this situation is not the ideal – the threat of repeal hasn’t
been dropped forever. But this is a turning of the tide, and the odds are
now increasingly stacked against those who support hunting. We are now in an
even stronger position to strengthen the hunting ban.
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