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Article: Is the Hunting Act working, or should it be repealed? ; The big question
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 26, 2006
- Author:
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Why are we asking this question?
It's that time of year: 26 December is the biggest day in the
hunting calendar, and 314 of Britain's packs of fox, hare and stag
hounds are due to gather this morning for their annual Boxing Day
meet. Tradition dictates that the scarlet-clad huntsmen will be
reviled and revered - in roughly equal measure - by supporters and
opponents of country sports. They'll also be keenly observed from
Westminster, the front line of the debate. On a political level, the
timing of today's meets is especially pertinent: in February 2005,
after eight years of debate, Parliament introduced the Hunting Act,
which was supposed to put an end to the 300-year-old sport. The
hunts ...
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