Petition · past parliament
Renew the hunting act to prevent exploitation resulting in the death of animals
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Year after year, in particular, "boxing day hunts" have resulted in the death of foxes, or people's pets. The hunting act was introduced in 2004, banning the hunting of wild mammals with dogs. This law has had no effect. Hunters get around this with loopholes and foxes are still being killed.
Review the hunting act and renew the loopholes. Hunting groups get away with breaking the law on a regular basis. Police investigations results in "no evidence" of intent to kill. If this was the case why does it still happen? All Hunting needs to be banned completely, including trail hunting. Private lands need to use professional pest control. All "legal" hunting activities still result in the killing of wild/domestic animals. These hunting groups need to be prosecuted when breaking the law.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.