ANIMAL FORUM

Hi....

While the hunters are on the loosing end of the argument, we can not
just believe their PR stunts do not have a purpose, the latest was
very subtle and has been a theme to undermine the Hunting Act 2004 by
drip feeding the impression the act is unenforceable and therefore its
a waste of time.

There have been 21 prosecutions under the Act and more are set to
follow, the reality is that it does work and its why they want it
gone. The do exploit wording to carry our mindless acts of killing and
it is those areas of the Act that need tightening.

To counter the negative image created Ive started a petition on the
Downing Street website, to support the Hunting Act (Ban) its early
days but I do have many animal and political contacts and I will step
up a gear shortly.

Petition: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ProtectDemocracy/


If you use Facbook, Ive also created a Cause page to support the
petition. Use this link.

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view cause/54656?h=3Dplw&recruiter id=3D6294=
415

There is also another threat to the Ban, which I leave you to make up
your minds but David Cameron has pledged that the Conservatives will
scrap the ban and bring hunting back in full? For those of you who do
not know Mr Cameron not only is pro bloodsport, he also hunts and
shoots...

This link will explain....

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23386777-details/Deerstalker%20Da=
ve%20can%20fell%20two%20stags%20with%20one%20shot/article.do

Please do sign and anyone else you know, friends, family & work
colleagues who are against hunting and want the ban to stay.



Wording
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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to continue to
support the Hunting Act 2004

In 2005 Parliament took a brave decision to abolish aspects of
an activity that the vast majority of the public in the country
wanted banned. Fox Hunting, Stag Hunting, Hare Hunting & Hare
Coursing was all banned by the will of a free democratic
society. We now urge the Prime-minister and Government to
continue its full support of the Hunting Act 2004 and ensure
that its use is upheld. We also seek that the laws contained
are clear for all to follow so there can be no doubts to the
legal standing of the law.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/ProtectDemocracy/




Background
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In the recent weeks that lead up to Boxing Day and continued attacks
against the Hunting Act 2004 by those on the pro hunt side and friends
in the media and press. The impression that was given was that the
Hunting Act 2004 was unenforceable and would be scraped if the Torys
gained office.

The old image of one sided debates with the Pro hunt view being given
as reality without challenge, reared its ugly head again.

For far too many years, decades to be more precise the possibility of
a Hunting Ban was always just out of reach, the slow and tortuous path
was blocked by every attempt by those against democracy from all walks
of life. Casting a spell over Britain proclaiming that cruelty was
allowed as long as you knew the right people.

Eventually common sense and a clear understanding of the cruelty
inflicted by the hunts and their followers were shown to the public.
And finally enough voices amongst the public and campaign groups with
support from MPs from all sides of the house prevailed to bring in a
ban that merits our full support.

While I would accept that there are some parts of the bill that the
wording is not as clear as it needs to be. It has however saved the
lives of thousands of foxes from a brutal, sic-kerning death that
nobody with any common sense could ever call acceptable.

And let