Chuka Umunna celebrates 5 years of the Fox Hunting Ban
Chuka Umunna, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Streatham, is celebrating the five years which have passed this week since Labour’s Fox Hunting Bill received Royal Asset, ending the cruel practice of hunting with dogs.
Since then, dozens of prosecutions have been brought under the Act, showing that the ban is making a real difference.
The ban has also proved to be popular – according to the results of an Ipsos Mori poll last month, three quarters of people do not want hunting with dogs to be made legal again.
But the Conservatives have made clear that they wish to see a return of hunting with dogs, with shadow Defra secretary Nick Herbert indicating that a future Conservative government would introduce legislation to overturn the ban.
One of the first things David Cameron spoke about when he was elected to parliament was his support for hunting with dogs.
Commenting, Chuka Umunna said: “The hunting ban is something which many people locally feel strongly about, and we must not allow a return of this cruel practice.
“The Conservatives have made it clear that bringing back hunting is something they prioritise.”
“I will campaign strongly against any attempt to overturn the hunting ban. People who support the ban should join me in signing the online petition at http://www.backtheban.com.”
