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2008-02-20 09:59:06 UTC
Third anniversary of the ban on hunting with dogs!
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?splash&oid=17831
Monday 18th February marks the third anniversary of the ban on hunting
with dogs, and unsurprisingly public support for the Hunting Act is
rock solid. Seven out of ten people in Britain (71%) believe that
hunters should not be allowed to break the law, and the vast majority
do not want any return to the cruelty of the past. IFAW hunt monitors
will be out in force around the country, gathering evidence of any
suspected wrongdoing and passing it to the police. If you think its
important to enforce the hunting ban, make your voice heard now.
Overwhelming public support for hunting ban ridicules oppositions
call for repeal
17 February 2008
(London, 17 February 2008) New polling figures released on the third
anniversary of the ban on hunting with dogs reveal that the vast
majority of people do not want hunting wild animals - foxes, deer and
hare - with dogs to be made legal again, and think hunters should obey
the law.
The Ipsos MORI polls, released today by the International Fund for
Animal Welfare (IFAW), the League Against Cruel Sports and the RSPCA,
show that more than seven out of ten people in Britain (71 %) believe
that hunters should not be allowed to break the law. [Note 1]
Furthermore, 73% do not want fox hunting to be made legal again. Eight
in ten, 81%, were opposed to bringing back deer hunting, and 82 % were
opposed to changing the law to allow hare hunting or coursing. [Note
2]
Sir Robert Worcester, Founder of MORI, said These latest polls show
clearly that the British public still feels strongly about this issue.
Public perception remains for many that hunting wild mammals with a
pack of dogs is cruel. Before the ban was introduced, public support
for a ban in our surveys typically ranged between 2:1 to 3:1 in favour
so this latest figure suggests that this pattern is continuing.
A MORI poll conducted in January 2002, before the ban was introduced,
also revealed that 72% of the public think fox hunting should be
illegal showing that support today is at the same level as 6 years
ago.
Robbie Marsland, UK Director of IFAW, said: This news will come as a
bitter blow for the hunt lobby, which is desperate to promote their
cruel sport. This shows that the overwhelming majority of the British
public has no tolerance for hunters who believe they are above the
law.
John Rolls, RSPCA Director of Animal Welfare Promotion, said: "This
shows support for a ban on hunting is not just strong, it is rock
solid. The British public strongly supports the ban, they want it to
stay, and no amount of distraction has changed that. It's high time
that pro-hunting campaigners gave up the chase and realised the public
strongly supports the ban."
Douglas Batchelor, Chief Executive of the League, said: Our main
concern is with continuing to monitor those hunters who believe they
are above the law and think they can ride roughshod over the Hunting
Act. Its only a matter of time before the minority who illegally
chase and kill animals for pleasure will be brought to justice.
The Hunting Act 2004 was passed by parliament in November and came
into effect on 18 February 2005. It outlaws the chasing and killing of
deer, foxes, hares and mink with dogs.
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?splash&oid=17831
Monday 18th February marks the third anniversary of the ban on hunting
with dogs, and unsurprisingly public support for the Hunting Act is
rock solid. Seven out of ten people in Britain (71%) believe that
hunters should not be allowed to break the law, and the vast majority
do not want any return to the cruelty of the past. IFAW hunt monitors
will be out in force around the country, gathering evidence of any
suspected wrongdoing and passing it to the police. If you think its
important to enforce the hunting ban, make your voice heard now.
Overwhelming public support for hunting ban ridicules oppositions
call for repeal
17 February 2008
(London, 17 February 2008) New polling figures released on the third
anniversary of the ban on hunting with dogs reveal that the vast
majority of people do not want hunting wild animals - foxes, deer and
hare - with dogs to be made legal again, and think hunters should obey
the law.
The Ipsos MORI polls, released today by the International Fund for
Animal Welfare (IFAW), the League Against Cruel Sports and the RSPCA,
show that more than seven out of ten people in Britain (71 %) believe
that hunters should not be allowed to break the law. [Note 1]
Furthermore, 73% do not want fox hunting to be made legal again. Eight
in ten, 81%, were opposed to bringing back deer hunting, and 82 % were
opposed to changing the law to allow hare hunting or coursing. [Note
2]
Sir Robert Worcester, Founder of MORI, said These latest polls show
clearly that the British public still feels strongly about this issue.
Public perception remains for many that hunting wild mammals with a
pack of dogs is cruel. Before the ban was introduced, public support
for a ban in our surveys typically ranged between 2:1 to 3:1 in favour
so this latest figure suggests that this pattern is continuing.
A MORI poll conducted in January 2002, before the ban was introduced,
also revealed that 72% of the public think fox hunting should be
illegal showing that support today is at the same level as 6 years
ago.
Robbie Marsland, UK Director of IFAW, said: This news will come as a
bitter blow for the hunt lobby, which is desperate to promote their
cruel sport. This shows that the overwhelming majority of the British
public has no tolerance for hunters who believe they are above the
law.
John Rolls, RSPCA Director of Animal Welfare Promotion, said: "This
shows support for a ban on hunting is not just strong, it is rock
solid. The British public strongly supports the ban, they want it to
stay, and no amount of distraction has changed that. It's high time
that pro-hunting campaigners gave up the chase and realised the public
strongly supports the ban."
Douglas Batchelor, Chief Executive of the League, said: Our main
concern is with continuing to monitor those hunters who believe they
are above the law and think they can ride roughshod over the Hunting
Act. Its only a matter of time before the minority who illegally
chase and kill animals for pleasure will be brought to justice.
The Hunting Act 2004 was passed by parliament in November and came
into effect on 18 February 2005. It outlaws the chasing and killing of
deer, foxes, hares and mink with dogs.