Hunting ban 'set to be repealed'

TWOCHOICEStom · May 18, 2015

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ith-early-commons-vote-expected-10254419.html

I keep reading quotes like "failed from the start", "poorly conceived", "never going to work", "had no impact on animal welfare". But no concrete reasoning or stats behind these remarks.

Why is the hunting ban such a bad idea? What good will reversing it do?.. or is it just posh MPs doing their posh mates some favours so they can keep their treasured "way of life" in tact?

Mackenzie · May 18, 2015

You get what you vote for.....

drew · May 18, 2015

Because the Tories and their rural supporters see it as an attack on them politically rather than a step forward in the treatment of animals. Would be interesting to see how much of a free vote it actually is.

That said, would be interesting if the SNP vote against the repeal.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/snp-mps-may-vote-against-repeal-of-hunting-ban-1-3775599

Nibble · May 18, 2015

Cameron is going to turn the country into a playground for his chums basically while the rest of us live our lives in a penniless Hellscape populated by White Dee and the ***** off of Gogglebox while Cameron orders crates of Moet and threatens to hand us over to the man who told architects to "design the homeless out of London".

You wanted a referendum on the EU, you got the scrapping of the human rights act and fox hunting back.

hans kraay fan club · May 18, 2015

#InItTogether

Goldstone1976 · May 18, 2015

Nibble said:
Cameron is going to turn the country into a playground for his chums basically while the rest of us live our lives in a penniless Hellscape populated by White Dee and the ***** off of Gogglebox while Cameron orders crates of Moet and threatens to hand us over to the man who told architects to "design the homeless out of London".

You wanted a referendum on the EU, you got the scrapping of the human rights act and fox hunting back.

Moet? Cheap, nasty stuff. Krug, at least.

drew · May 18, 2015

Got a feeling it won't be long before Junior starts on this thread!!

ROSM · May 18, 2015

Irrespective of the rights and wrongs here (full disclosure, I support the legislation as much for the ban on hunting with hounds as well as the activity that stops Hare coursing) you have yo question if this is really the right priority for a new government

Mowgli37 · May 18, 2015

How long till someone turns up defending this barbaric 'sport'?

Herr Tubthumper · May 18, 2015

ROSM said:
Irrespective of the rights and wrongs here (full disclosure, I support the legislation as much for the bam on hunting with hounds as well as the activity thay stops Hare coursing) you have yo question if this is really the right priority for a new government

I guess it depends what your priorities are?

Moshe Gariani · May 18, 2015

You couldn't make it up.

SAC · May 18, 2015

Something like 80% of the public (RSPCA figures) support the ban. In a free vote, there will be plenty of Tories vote to keep the ban in place.

BBassic · May 18, 2015

Despicable 'sport' for despicable people.

That this is even close to the Tory agenda, so soon after forming a Government, is quite telling in regards to their priorities for the next five years.

BensGrandad · May 18, 2015

Perhaps if it is repealed and hunting allowed that will reduce the number of foxes walking the streets with impunity like dogs. Perhaps there should be a better way of culling them than dogs though.

Nibble · May 18, 2015

BensGrandad said:
Perhaps if it is repealed and hunting allowed that will reduce the number of foxes walking the streets with impunity like dogs.

Remarkable

Mellotron · May 18, 2015

If you actively gain pleasure from watching an animal die, you have severe, severe psychological problems.

BensGrandad · May 18, 2015

Quite a number of children have been savaged by foxes walking into a house in recent years. I would sooner save the children than the foxes.

soistes · May 18, 2015

BensGrandad said:
Quite a number of children have been savaged by foxes walking into a house in recent years. I would sooner save the children than the foxes.

Whose house was it? Couldn't they just shut the door?

pb21 · May 18, 2015

BensGrandad said:
Quite a number of children have been savaged by foxes walking into a house in recent years. I would sooner save the children than the foxes.

Maybe we could collect all the foxes and slowly torture them to death to save the children?

symyjym · May 18, 2015

BensGrandad said:
Quite a number of children have been savaged by foxes walking into a house in recent years. I would sooner save the children than the foxes.

I think this happened once, and I would be more concerned of leaving the window open for child snatchers.

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