Early Day Motion·EDM 25

HUNTING ACT 2004

21 June 201733 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

Motion Text

That this House calls on the Government to maintain and strengthen the Hunting Act 2004; notes that 84 per cent of the public support the ban on fox hunting; believes that the Government should close loopholes protecting those breaking the law and introduce tougher penalties in line with other animal welfare legislation; and further calls on the Government to maintain the UK's position as a world leader on animal welfare.