No fox hunting vote in this Parliament!
An Animal Rights Article from All-Creatures.org

FROM

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)."

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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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