In the Labour manifesto it stated within 'this term' ie within the first 5 yrs of governance, and before the next General Election is called.
Livestock are important though, especially the bloodlines of some of the rare breeds as they offer the chance of greater diversity and resilience for future problems and challenges. Unless we have a totally rewilded, very low food producing landscape (and even then!) livestock or feral grazing animals are an essential element in biodiversity and for soil regeneration. Yes, we created livestock through selective breeding of originally wild animals but they are important, with or without us. Humans are and always have been a keystone species too; I think it's important to bear in mind that we can be significant in a positive way, although we aren't currently. Just because humans did something doesn't always mean that that was bad.
OMFG. An ethnic minorityI normally just read along with this thread but saw this article today and it made me lol.
Pro-foxhunting group says UK hunters should be protected ethnic minority
Chair of Hunting Kind says he has built legal case to obtain same protection as Roma and LGBTQ+ peoplewww.theguardian.com
It looks as though “anti’s” may well have to stop wearing face coverings to hide their identity when they do this. As the latest riots appear to have pushed the government towards the implementation of banning the wearing of face coverings at protests.
That also applies to the hunt hangers on that also wear masks. In my area the terrier men always cover their faces. Funny that....
I don’t believe the aim is to ban covering of faces full stop, it’s around people going on protests covering their faces to avoid being identified performing illegal acts or to intimidate those they are protesting against.
Because they are above the law dont you know!
And hunting foxes is legal is it?
If you’d quoted my whole post you would have the answer.
) have now reported on the Community Protection Warning issued against the Albrighton and Woodland Hunt
. It depends on whether there is more footage showing the lead up to the dig and the intentions behind it.
I didn't copy and paste all text apologies.. It was during a hunt meet and the fox had gone to ground...Whilst this footage of the Axe Vale is indeed grim, it may well not be technically illegal even post ban.
The terrier men only need to declare that they were digging to rescue their terrier and that’s their cop out. Whether they would have thrown the fox clear if they weren’t being filmed one can only guess
The BASC Good Practice Guide annexed to the Hunting Act states:
“In the event of a dog becoming trapped underground you may dig down solely for the purpose of rescuing your terrier.”
As an aside, the Axe Vale is one of the two harrier packs that I rode with pre ban. Just had one day with them when the meet of an adjoining foxhound pack was cancelled late on, and a number of us rerouted to the Axe Vale meet.
I can’t see the bit about the fox having gone to ground during a meet? Have I missed it?
. Same goes for the BHSA characters chosen to organise the whole thing - a convicted illegal fox hunter plus a chap who had piped up on the infamous leaked ‘smokescreen’ webinars. Crikey, couldn't they have found people a little less tainted?
It happened 2 years ago. Much has changed in that time I think.
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Like what?? How are, for example The Warwickshire still cub hunting? Standing on point around woods so the "trail" can not escape! The sooner trail hunting is banned the better.
