Time For Change Coalition Against Hunting

That this House is concerned that hunting with dogs is still taking place in England and Wales under the guise of trail hunting and exemptions in the law; recognises that the ban on hunting with dogs is weak and is failing to protect animals from cruelty; believes that until this changes animal welfare will not be treated with the seriousness the public expect; welcomes the launch of the Time For Change Coalition Against Hunting, a coalition of over 30 leading animal welfare and environmental organisations united in calling for the law to be strengthened to end hunting with dogs for good, on 29 June 2023; and calls for the Hunting Act 2004 to be strengthened and improved by banning trail hunting, removing loopholes and exemptions which enable hunting and by introducing custodial sentences for those who break the law.