Petition · past parliament
ALL hunting must be banned, including trail hunting.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Hunting has been against the law for over a decade, yet foxes and hares continue to be killed by various parties which operate under the guise of 'trail hunting'. These hunting parties either deny killing the foxes, or claim that their hounds have killed 'accidentally'.
Members of the hunting parties have been caught on camera trespassing, riding over protesters, brandishing their whips, using discriminatory and offensive language and causing ABH. Video evidence has been passed on to the authorities, who repeatedly claim there is not enough evidence to convict. There is seldom 'sufficient proof' that an animal died, or a person was hurt.
If trail hunting were also banned, evidence of law breaking would be more clear cut. Hunting with hounds should be outlawed.
If trail hunting were also banned, evidence of law breaking would be more clear cut. Hunting with hounds should be outlawed.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.