January 25, 2011
Posted by cafh
Before the Hunting Act came into effect many hunters announced their intention to flout the law. A ‘Hunting Declaration’ accumulated over 50,000 signatures from people prepared to break the law in the event of a hunting ban
‘In April 2003, less than two years before the introduction of the Hunting Act, opponents of the ban were finally starting to see the writing on the wall. The uncomfortable reality that the proposed law banning hunting with dogs could come into force prompted Roger Scruton and Michael Markham to establish the Hunting Declaration. At [...]