Fox hunting ban in England, Wales looms after compromise fails
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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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Britain's upper house of parliament was set to begin debating a controversial government plan to ban fox hunting, with House of Lords members set to push for a compromise that would allow licensed hunting.
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A ban on hunting is expected to be forced through using the Parliament Act after opposition from peers.
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Supporters are beginning their High Court challenge to the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales.
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Peers are widely expected to resist the will of the Commons and vote against a hunting ban on Wednesday.
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Simon Hart, the chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, may believe that the ban on hunting undermines a tolerant society (Parliament Act brings an end to 700 years of hunting, November 19), but this was a democratically made decision (unlike others
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Peers are preparing to debate government plans for a ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales.
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LONDON - Defeated in Parliament, British hunting supporters went to court Friday seeking to uphold their right to chase foxes. The Countryside Alliance, which staged mass demonstrations in the losing battle
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government today will use fast-track rules to push a bill through the House of Commons that would ban fox hunting with hounds, a traditional pursuit in the British countryside.
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LONDON  - Tens of thousands of hunters and their hounds raced through the countryside on horseback Saturday, opening a fox-hunting season that could be one of Britain's last.
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The traditional post-Christmas hunt in England and Wales is being held for what may be the last time before a ban.
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Hunt supporters say they will continue efforts to overturn the ban on hunting, which comes into force on Friday.
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Scores of people opposed to legislation to ban fox hunting protested outside the home of Prime Minister Tony Blair, who invited some inside for a chat.
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Facing a ban on their age-old sport, fox hunting enthusiasts have vowed to rally outside the House of Commons in a show of defiance to lawmakers.
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Wrangling in Parliament over a possible ban on hunting with dogs is entering what could be its final week.
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Supporters of fox hunting stormed Britain's parliament and scuffled with police at a mass rally, but failed to prevent lawmakers from moving closer to a ban of the blood sport.
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The House of Commons was poised to ram through a ban on fox hunting in England and Wales, against the backdrop of angry protests from thousands of hunt supporters outside parliament.