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South Wales Argus
09-08-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
Campaigners call for stronger fox hunting laws in city protest
A member of the league dressed as a huntsman and carrying a fake fox covered in blood paraded down Queen Street in Cardiff and spoke to the public about the need for stronger fox hunting laws. John Petrie, senior campaigns manager with the League Against Cruel Sports, said: 'Fox hunting has been illegal for 20 years and yet this blood sport is still going on across Wales despite the ban. Foxes are still being chased and killed and havoc is being inflicted on rural communities by the hunts. 'The public, shocked by the sight of a hunter in red coat and blood-spattered fox, came up to us to voice their support for stronger fox hunting laws and an end to fox hunting for good.' More than three quarters of the Welsh public supported strengthening a Hunting Act, according to a poll commissioned by the league and carried out by FindOutNow with further analysis by Electoral Calculus. Mr Petrie said: 'It's time to properly strengthen the Hunting Act and end all hunting with hounds and we urge the Welsh public to pledge to take part in the forthcoming government consultation and demand an end to hunting wildlife with dogs. 'This is a pivotal moment for animal welfare and together we can see fox hunting finally banned for good in both Wales and England.'
Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Campaigners highlight the need for stronger fox hunting laws in city protest
Campaigners from the League Against Cruel Sports have taken to the streets to expose what they call the savagery of fox hunting, which they claim is still going on despite the ban. A member of the league dressed as a huntsman and carrying a fake fox covered in blood paraded down Queen Street in Cardiff and spoke to the public about the need for stronger fox hunting laws. John Petrie, senior campaigns manager with the League Against Cruel Sports, said: 'Fox hunting has been illegal for 20 years and yet this blood sport is still going on across Wales despite the ban. Foxes are still being chased and killed and havoc is being inflicted on rural communities by the hunts. 'The public, shocked by the sight of a hunter in red coat and blood-spattered fox, came up to us to voice their support for stronger fox hunting laws and an end to fox hunting for good.' More than three quarters of the Welsh public supported strengthening a Hunting Act, according to a poll commissioned by the league and carried out by FindOutNow with further analysis by Electoral Calculus. Mr Petrie said: 'It's time to properly strengthen the Hunting Act and end all hunting with hounds and we urge the Welsh public to pledge to take part in the forthcoming government consultation and demand an end to hunting wildlife with dogs. 'This is a pivotal moment for animal welfare and together we can see fox hunting finally banned for good in both Wales and England.'
BBC News
31-01-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Cotswold hunt group apologises after hounds run off in Bourton
A hunt has apologised after hounds broke away from a pack and ran past homes on an industrial Heythrop Hunt said its hounds deviated from the trail that had been laid for them on 25 January in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, but were "swiftly returned".It comes after the hunt said it would "try to ensure that future events would be kept away from residential areas" following a similar incident in October."More powers are needed to stop hunts breaking the law", said John Petrie, from charity the League Against Cruel Sports. He added: "It's time for change".Gloucestershire Constabulary said it had been contacted and an investigation is ongoing after residents reported loose hounds in the area, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said."Police were contacted on Saturday with a report of loose hounds from a hunt in residential and industrial areas in Bourton-on-the-Water", a spokesperson said."Enquiries are ongoing and no offences have been identified at this time".The hunt's chairman apologised to Bourton Parish Council over a similar incident in October which it said was "isolated".Speaking after the incident in January, a spokesperson added: "On this occasion the hounds were swiftly returned safely to the pack and we apologise to anybody who may have been inconvenienced by this occurrence."Mr Petrie said: "This hunt has been at pains to say it follows pre-laid trails, but being found – yet again – in places it has no business being."We're asking the government to remove the loopholes in the Hunting Act and introduce maximum custodial sentences for those who persist in chasing wildlife with hounds through the countryside."
