Britain Outlaws Fox Hunting Over Protest
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Britain outlawed fox hunting in England and Wales on Thursday as elected legislators won a dramatic standoff with the House of Lords to ban a popular country sport that is despised by many urbanites. Some hunting supporters vowed to defy the ban.
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An outright ban on fox hunting with dogs in England and Wales appeared inevitable after a majority of over 100 MPs in the House of Commons rejected last-ditch compromises on the blood sport.
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Recently the British House of Commons has adopted a legislation to ban fox hunting in England and Wales.
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If hunting is banned in Britain, the pro-hunt lobby says its supporters will continue to hunt illegally.
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LONDON  - A protest by pro-fox-hunting activists turned violent outside a governing Labour party meeting attended by three cabinet ministers Thursday, police said.
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A demonstration by pro-hunt campaigners is being held outside Peter Hain's home in south Wales.
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Defeated in Parliament, supporters of fox hunting went to court Friday to try to overturn a legislative ban on their more than 300-year-old sport and vowed a campaign of civil disobedience
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Defeated in Parliament, British hunting supporters looked to the courts Friday to uphold their right to chase foxes. Some hunting supporters have threatened to disobey a new hunting ban after it takes effect on Feb. 18.
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Hunts in England and Wales meet for the first time since a ban on hunting was forced through Parliament.
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Supporters say 250 hunts will meet legally the day after the ban in England comes into force. Is the hunting ban enforceable?
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After a day of rowdy demonstrations that saw five protesters storm the chamber at the House of Commons, legislators voted today to outlaw the centuries-old sport of fox hunting with hounds.
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Defeated in Parliament, supporters of fox hunting went to court Friday to try to overturn a legislative ban on their more than 300-year-old sport and vowed a campaign of civil disobedience in the run-up to next year's general election.
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Pro-hunt demonstrations will mark the start of the first hunting season since the Commons voted for a ban.
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Legislation to ban fox hunting in England and Wales will be rushed through the House of Commons next Wednesday, the government announced.
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TONY EASTLEY: Hot on the heels of having Batman break into Buckingham Palace, protesters have run onto the floor of the British Parliament yelling at politicians as they debated a ban on fox hunting.
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Britain's minister for rural affairs Alun Michael pulled out of an official visit to avoid a showdown with 200 protesters gathered to protest a looming ban on fox hunting.
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Supporters of fox hunting stormed Britain's parliament and clashed with police in the streets, but failed to stop lawmakers from voting by an overwhelming margin to ban the blood sport.