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Hunting Bill strengthened and clarified in committee - Michael.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 28-FEB-03 		Format: Online
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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2003-UK Government: Hunting Bill strengthened and clarified in committee - Michael(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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At the end of the Commons Committee consideration of the Hunting Bill, Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael commented: "When I published the Hunting Bill I said I would welcome constructive debate and improvement, to help develop legislation that will stand the test of time. I am pleased that the animal welfare provisions of this Bill have indeed been strengthened and its content clarified as a result of debate in committee.

"The Bill will eradicate all cruelty associated with hunting with dogs. That is the expressed aim of those specifically concerned with animal welfare, but the Countryside Alliance has also acknowledged that 'if it's cruel we shouldn't be doing it'.

"It is based on principles that all sides, including the pro-hunting organisations, accepted as right during the consultation process that led to its drafting and publication. These principles of 'utility' and 'cruelty' provide the basis of the two tests that any hunting must satisfy. Applicants for registration will first have to show that the proposed hunting is necessary for pest control purposes.

They then have to show that hunting is the means of pest control which involves the least suffering. Hunting will be banned except where...

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