Showing posts with label the League Against Cruel Sports Midlands Supporter Group Comment Oakham Town Council's Cottesmore Hunt Ban. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the League Against Cruel Sports Midlands Supporter Group Comment Oakham Town Council's Cottesmore Hunt Ban. Show all posts

Friday, November 27, 2015

the League Against Cruel Sports Midlands Supporter Group Comment Oakham Town Council's Cottesmore Hunt Ban

 the League Against Cruel Sports Midlands Supporter Group Comment Oakham Town Council's Cottesmore Hunt Ban


To: martinjbrookes@outlook.com
Subject: Cottesmore Hunt
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 22:13:35 +0000
 
Dear Councillor Brookes,
 
I'm writing regarding yesterday's decision concerning the Cottesmore Hunt. I'm a volunteer with the Facebook page for the League Against Cruel Sports Midlands Supporter Group and was very grateful for your post. It's a huge moral boost for wildlife campaigners who have known for a long time that despite the Hunting Act 2004 (and Protection of Badgers Act 1992) it's business as usual for pretty much all fox hunting organisations. It may also be a precedent for a campaign asking Leicestershire County Council to step in to the Atherstone Hunt's Boxing Day event - see my petition here: https://www.change.org/p/leicestershire-county-council-country-park-service-ban-the-atherstone-hunt-from-accessing-your-parks 
 
I understand the Cottesmore Hunt are now considering their options; they have stated as much on Facebook. There's a League Against Cruel Sports document which may be of use to you as it demonstrates that the Cottesmore (along with three other Leicestershire hunts - the Fernie, Belvoir & Quorn) were utilising artificial earths in 2011. These are only used to encourage fox populations, and the only reason a Hunt would encourage foxes is fairly self-explanatory, so it's reasonable to conclude they have never adhered to the Hunting Act 2004, as their recent conviction for blocking a badger sett demonstrates. You also quite rightly pointed out that the Cottesmore expressed intent to break the law before it was created.
 
I hope this document is useful for future debates regarding the Cottesmore Hunt. Feel free to distribute it amongst your colleagues.
 
Yours sincerely,
Jack Riggall