Fox-hunting supporters vow to fight ban
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LONDON - Fox hunting supporters on Wednesday pledged to mount a swift legal challenge and a campaign of civil disobedience if Parliament bans the time-honored pursuit in the coming days.
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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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An international animal welfare group vowed to pursue a lawsuit accusing Japanese whalers of killing hundreds of whales within an Australian sanctuary despite Canberra's own reluctance.
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The Countryside Alliance was today launching a high court challenge to the ban on foxhunting, which was pushed through parliament last night despite the implacable opposition of the House of Lords.
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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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Hunt supporters in Wales have said they are prepared to break the law in defiance of the ban on their pastime.
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As the UK debate on hunting with hounds rages on some people are travelling to France where the hunting tradition is still strong.
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Internal documents of top police officers show their concerns that the incoming ban on fox hunting will be impossible to enforce.
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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.
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LONDON  - Five fox-hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the British House of Commons on Wednesday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport.
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British foxhunters failed to overturn a  ban on their ancient sport on Friday but vowed to fight on in  court, sparing Prime Minister Tony Blair rowdy protests in the  run-up to an election expected in May.
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The Countryside Alliance prepares a legal challenge to the Parliament Act - used to force the hunt ban into law.
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Pro-hunt campaigners are expected to protest against the hunting ban at Labour's spring conference.
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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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Supporters of fox hunting took their battle to the courts after Britain's Labour government capped a seven-year debate by ramming through a ban of the centuries-old blood sport.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly not amused by an impending ban on fox hunting in England and Wales, and she has said so to Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Pro-hunt groups say sport is more popular than ever despite ban on hunting with dogs