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Hunting (Amendment) Bill
Amendment 1
In Part 1, Section 1, of the Hunting Act 2004, add new para 1(A) as follows;
1A) “A person commits an offence if, while in charge of a pack of dogs used for the
purpose of simulating the hunting of a wild mammal, he causes or permits them to chase, injure or kill a wild mammal of a
species which he knows or ought to know is likely to be found and chased, injured or killed by those dogs at that location.”
Amendment 2
In Schedule 1 of the Hunting Act 2004 [Exempt Hunting], in section 3 (Rats), section 4 (Rabbits), section
5 (Retrieval of hares) and section 6 (Falconry) add new (c) to read;
(c) “on condition that the hunting does not involve the use of more than two dogs.”
As well as supporting the above Bill, we would urge MPs to lobby
the Secretary of State to use the power provided by Schedule 1, section 2, para (5) (e), to issue a code of conduct for the
so-called ‘game-keepers exemption’ – ‘Use of dogs below ground to protect birds for shooting’,
to the effect that the exemption can be used either in isolation or in conjunction with the ’Stalking & Flushing
out exemption (Schedule 1 section 1), but cannot be used in conjunction with any sport involving the use of dogs.
At present many Hunts claiming to be ‘Trail Hunting’ are still accompanied by several terrier-men
who can claim to be using the ‘terrier-work’ exemption to kill foxes that have gone to earth in fear of the hounds
of the ‘Trail Hunt’.
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