hunting with hounds

the traditional British country sport which is now a criminal offence in many circumstances under legislation in both legal systems of the UK, particularly where dogs are involved. In England, hunting with dogs is an offence unless it is exempt. It is an offence to assist a hunt by allowing use of one's land or dogs. Hare coursing or permitting hare coursing is also an offence. The legislation in Scotland has similar aims but the details are different.

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I believe that hunting with hounds is cruel, that it carries unacceptable "Well it cheer disease risks and has no place in modern Britain.

PM backs hunting

In February 2005, hunting with hounds was made illegal in England and Wales, while Scotland passed their ban in 2002.

HUNTING IN SIGHTS; Store's dress-up day has tough message behind it

Hurry up Mr Blair and allow the ban on hunting with hounds to be enforced and give our hares a break from the Waterloo Cup thugs.

You Say: Fight for rights

The poll proves there is no overall support for banning hunting with hounds,' said Countryside Alliance spokesman Darren Hughes, of Pencoed.

Divided over hunting ban

Yet few people in France seem to care about the elitism of their brand of hunting with hounds.

Goodwill hunting?

But in Washington - where there's an initiative to eliminate bear baiting and the use of hounds for hunting bear, cougar and lynx - Jon Akers of Washingtonians for Wildlife Conservation noted there's more than meets the eye behind banning cougar hunting with hounds.

What you can do

Should the wishes of the vast majority of people be indicated by the result, then a no-nonsense, no loophole, no special circumstances law banning all forms of hunting with hounds, dogs, or anything else, must be implemented and enforced by the police however reluctant they may be.

No loopholes for new hunting laws; letters@coventrytelegraph.net Letters letters@coventrytelegraph.net

I don't think they will be too happy when they are banned from smoking in their coffee houses and meeting places and stopped from taking part in their centuries old tradition of hunting with hounds.

What kind of freedom for Iraq?

Since fox numbers are lower now than they were before the hunt law it dispels the myth that hunting with hounds is necessary.

Letter: VIEWPOINT - Lamb losses

The fox may have been brought in deliberately by animal lovers to save it before the recent legislation banning hunting with hounds came in.

Fears over fox sighting

Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA), an Oregon bill would allow for the reinstatement of cougar hunting with hounds on a trial basis.

Oregon considers hunting with hounds to control cougars

Prince William has been pictured fox hunting, just six weeks before the ban on hunting with hounds comes into effect.