Hunting Act 2004 Comes Into Force At 12am

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I've no feelings either way, but feel the Pro lobby would do better if they dropped young Mr Ferry as a frontman.
 
I'm away out to hunt my last fox. I'll make sure I smash its ugly little face in before slicing it up into bits. Holding my nose of course, smelly wee bastard that it is.
 
I wouldn't bother, Phil - there'll be enough motorists battering them, and the badgers, on the roads tonight and every night. Y'know, I've never seen a hunt, I've never seen a fox that's been killed by one, but every drive out of Brighton to any of the courses sees their mashed bodies along the roadways, along with those of a variety of birds (mostly pheasants), hedgehogs, and badgers. Ban motorists! Kill the petrolheads! :teeth:
 
Ah Phil I hope you're joking because that is just disgusting! Sorry Shadow Leader and all the other fox- hunters but I'm happy, why can't they just do something else for sport like golf or something?
 
Fakenham racecourse is demonstrating its support of the hunting community with its "Countryside Counts" raceday, while the Countryside Alliance chooses apt names for its two-year-old racehorses

Fakenham's "Countryside Counts" Raceday today (Friday 18 February) will leave racegoers in no doubt over national hunt racing's support for hunting.

Race titles include For the Fox's Sake Keep Hunting Beginners' Steeplechase; Hunting Will Survive the Temporary Ban Hurdle Race; Hands Off Our Hunting Steeplechase and The Hunting Act — Unworkable Legislation.


The 12 participants in its amateur charity race are all passionate about hunting, and include April Gingell, wife of national hunt trainer Matthew, national hunt trainer Pete Webman and Olivia Fitzroy, who turned 16 yesterday.


Each of the amateur jockeys have raised a minimum of £750 in sponsorship and attended a day's training at the British Racing School. Money raised goes to the Countryside Alliance and local charities.


In a further demonstration of the close links between the countryside and racing, the Countryside Alliance racing partnership has announced the names of its eight two-year-old racehorses. The horses will be running in races throughout the general election campaign to help raise the profile of the ban on hunting with dogs.


The horses, which were named by CA members and will be trained by top trainers including Mark Johnston and Jamie Osborne, are called:

Prejudicial

Political Spin

Tryandstopme

Vive La Chasse

Hypocrisy

Fox's Prophecy

Country Escape

Dame Gerald

Simon Hart, chief executive of the CA says: "This is a tremendously exciting project that further strengthens the bonds between horseracing and country sports. As well as helping to raise funds for the Countryside Alliance Fighting Fund this enterprise looks certain to give its members a huge amount of fun and hopefully regular visits to the winners' enclosure and all for a relatively small outlay."

There are currently some 450 shares in the horses still available, each for a one-off payment of £275, for which partners will receive a capital share in each horse, reduced entrance badges to the races and invites to stable tours and social events. All prize money and sale profits (when the horses go to public auction in October) will be contributed to the Countryside Alliance Fighting Fund.


For more information, or to apply for a share contact Tom Gittins on (tel: 01608 659988 / 07765 071944), email tgittins@foxtrot.co.uk or visit: www.foxtrot.co.uk/capartnership
 
Ven - love it!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ac - I agree, having seen Otis Ferry on TV yesterday, he isn't the greatest.

Phil - hunting has been banned in Scotland for the past couple of years anyway....

Jon - funny you should mention the dead animals, I've seen a good half dozen dead badgers on the road in the week I've been back already - mind you it doesn't help that they aren't the brightest, they tend to launch themselves in front of cars & give themselves no chance....maybe it's a suicide pact they've got around here?!
 
Hunting banned in Scotland?

You mean there existed a time when people went on hunts up here? (And I'm not referring to thieving sprees)
 
Here are a couple of suggestions for the horses for the CA

Hefty Fine
Confiscation Order

There will be no stopping the hunt saboteurs now . In essence they will no longer be committing any offence under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 as they will now be disrupting an unlawful activity
 
So that'll make it legal to trespass, be violent & inflict cruelty upon animals? <_<

Besides, hunting can, & will, continue, and legally at that too. The CA have produced a booklet telling hunts exactly what they can & can't do within the law, & advocating not breaking the law. Essentially, for a while at least, hunting will continue nearly as normal but not hunting any quarry - there will be a pre-set course & they will still go out riding to hounds & jumping fences.
 
:D

Well seems very sensible to me - I thought it was enjoying riding etc that was the fun bit not ripping an exhausted wild animal to shreds .

I have no doubt therefore you will call off any hounds that pick up the scent of a fox . In a few years time you can have drag hunts everywhere
 
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