To the Brits on Pet Talk, please back the ban.

**Killearn Kitties** · 02-17-2010, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by wombat2u2004

Why are they rescinding the ban ?????

Political opportunism. We have a general election this year and someone obviously thinks there could be votes in attempting to rescind the ban.

Chris, I'm assuming this could only apply to England and Wales, as the Scottish ban was brought previously under separate legislation. Have you heard anything about that? I can't find any comment on it.

**Miss Z** · 02-17-2010, 02:42 PM

Signed and forwarded to my friends.

I heard that the Countryside Alliance is gaining popularity too, meaning that they have more weight to lean on the government with.

**king2005** · 02-17-2010, 03:27 PM

signed.

I'm 100% pro hunting, but not pro slaughter by dog. Having a dog flush out some birds or point, or retrieve the shot bird is fine in my books, as the dog is an aid, not a mauler. I'm also pro dog tracking of a bad shot, even though it should NEVER EVER EVER EVER happen, I'd rather the animal be found quickly by a barking/tracking dog, then left to rot somewhere. The dog should never be used to track down a healthy mammal. It's just simple respect for the mammal being hunted. IMO

**ChrisH** · 02-17-2010, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by king2005

signed.

Thanks Jess.

**ChrisH** · 02-17-2010, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by Miss Z

Signed and forwarded to my friends.

I heard that the Countryside Alliance is gaining popularity too, meaning that they have more weight to lean on the government with.

Thanks for signing and forwarding.

Very much needed if the Countryside Alliance is weighing in. (For those who don't know the Countryside Alliance are pro fox hunting and are backing a repeal.)

Originally Posted by Killearn Kitties

Political opportunism. We have a general election this year and someone obviously thinks there could be votes in attempting to rescind the ban.

Chris, I'm assuming this could only apply to England and Wales, as the Scottish ban was brought previously under separate legislation. Have you heard anything about that? I can't find any comment on it.

Forgive me Karen, I forget sometimes that you have a parliament with some real power up there in Scotland unlike us with our piddling Welsh Assembly.

Anyhow, no, I can't find a comment on it either. Though working on logic if the Tories win the election and David Cameron as Prime Minister goes though with his pledge to prioritise the bill to repeal the ban, wouldn't that put pressure on the Scottish parliament to do the same? Or wouldn't it make any difference? As you can tell I'm not a political animal in any shape or form.

**Killearn Kitties** · 02-18-2010, 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisH

Anyhow, no, I can't find a comment on it either. Though working on logic if the Tories win the election and David Cameron as Prime Minister goes though with his pledge to prioritise the bill to repeal the ban, wouldn't that put pressure on the Scottish parliament to do the same? Or wouldn't it make any difference? As you can tell I'm not a political animal in any shape or form.

It was on the radio this morning, Chris, and they specifically said it was the ban in England and Wales that was being addressed. I'm not sure that they would attempt to rescind Scotland's ban after the election. We certainly don't constitute Cameron's core support.

Regardless, I will be backing the ban.

**ChrisH** · 02-18-2010, 05:59 AM

Originally Posted by Killearn Kitties

It was on the radio this morning, Chris, and they specifically said it was the ban in England and Wales that was being addressed. I'm not sure that they would attempt to rescind Scotland's ban after the election. We certainly don't constitute Cameron's core support.

Regardless, I will be backing the ban.

Thanks Karen, for both the info and the support.