e-petition debate on hunting

There will a Petitions Committee debate in the House of Commons on 25 April on two petitions related to hunting with hounds.

The first, e- petition 552017 Stop Forestry England granting licenses for Fox & Hare hunts,  closed on 6 April 2021 with 104,705 signatures. It called for Forestry England to “stop granting licences to hunts that are continuing to use the myth of ‘trail hunting’ to chase and kill wildlife”.

The second, e petition 584076 Mini’s law – Protect the public and animals from hunting activities, closed on 29 October 2021 with 101,997 signatures. It called for the prohibition of “any activity involving hunting hounds, such as trail hunts and hound exercise, taking place in a residential area or in any other public place”.