Carry On Hunting
Two years after the hunting ban was rammed into law, participation in hunts have “never been higher.” The law has failed to do it’s aim of saving the poor ickle foxes or put an end to toffs parading in red jackets:
“It [hunting] is so buoyant that two new packs have been formed, something that has not happened for centuries… The statistics tell their own story about the ban’s failure. No hunt has gone out of business while 34 per cent report an increase in subscribers; only 10 per cent say their numbers are down. During the 2006-7 season, 115 new masters registered with the Master of Foxhounds Association. The 322 packs in England and Wales have carried out more than 32,000 days of hunting since the Act came into force, while there are 6,000 to 8,000 people employed full-time in jobs that depend on hunting and a quarter of a million people involved in the sport. Some 45,000 horses are used primarily for hunting, which accounts for 18 per cent of all horse riding activity. Boxing Day meets last year saw record turn-outs with 320,000 people showing solidarity - the biggest hunting day in history.” (The Telegraph)
The Hunting Act has failed, miserably. As many foxes and stags have been killed as before, and in fact the National trust has invited hunts back onto it;’s land to ensure that injured deer are dealt with humanely.
The Countryside Alliance says that “[the] law that has failed at every level. The case for the repeal of the Hunting Act is unanswerable.” Indeed it seems to be, and that is what the Conservatives plan to do, with a one-line bill.
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