Article: Hunting act is a bad law

Article: Is the Hunting Act working, or should it be ...
The Independent - London;  December 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... of debate, Parliament introduced the Hunting Act, which was supposed to put an end to ... still meet? The opening sentence of the Hunting Act reads: "A person commits an offence ... insufficient resources properly to enforce the Hunting Act, and have officially deemed illegal ...

Article: Hunting Act full of holes, say MPs.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  August 15, 2006 ;     565 words ... ... Exmoor huntsman Tony Wright under the Hunting Act will worsen animal welfare in a number ... welfare difficulties inherent in the Hunting Act: Why are only two hounds permitted ... it means that the chase, which the Hunting Act is supposed to prevent, will actually ...

Article: Repeal - the word is out on unjust act ; His weekend at opening ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  November 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... be talking about - repeal. When the Hunting Act came into force on February 2005 it ... even more important occasion since the Hunting Act came into force. The sheer number of ... convincing argument for repeal. In fact the Hunting Act is unique in that its effects are entirely ...

Article: Hunting act low priority for police ; I am unhappy ...
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  July 26, 2008 ;     429 words ... ... Cornwall police to properly enforce the Hunting Act 2004. They regard it as a low priority ... reference manual. I regret to note that the Hunting Act 2004 has been omitted from the 2008 ... excellent publication. I suspect the Hunting Act has also been omitted from the police ...

Article: League Against Cruel Sports to oppose Hunting Act ...
M2 Presswire;  January 6, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... League Against Cruel Sports to oppose Hunting Act delay in court(C)1994-2005 M2 ... Countryside Alliance's challenge to the Hunting Act and expected application for an injunction ... which would delay implementation of the Hunting Act beyond, February 18, 2005 - the date ...

Article: 'Hunting Act puts lambs at risk'.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 29, 2005 ;     630 words ... ... farming organisations called for the Hunting Act 2004 to be amended in Wales. As the ... NFU Cymru renewed concerns that the Hunting Act 2004 does not allow for effective pest ... concern that within the terms of the Hunting Act 2004, hunts and farmers will be unable ...

Article: Hunting act left 'fatally weakened' after case ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  March 5, 2009 ;     605 words ...Campaigners claimed the Hunting Act had been left "fatally weakened ... the term "hunts" in the 2004 Hunting Act, following the case of Tony Wright ... no more prosecutions under the Hunting Act," he said. A key decision of ...