British hunters seek to end fox-hunt ban
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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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The government faced looming battles with supporters of fox hunting in both the courts and the countryside after ramming through a law banning the centuries-old blood sport.
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Protesters against a ban on fox hunting clashed with police outside the House of Commons as MPs debated the controversial blood sport, with several people injured.
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The British upper house of parliament, the House of Lords, watered down legislation to ban fox hunting in England and Wales, in a move that is likely to provoke a showdown with MPs determined to outlaw the blood sport.
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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.
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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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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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A ban on hunting is expected to be forced through using the Parliament Act after opposition from peers.
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LONDON : Supporters of fox hunting stormed Britain&#39;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.
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The League Against Cruel Sports says it will challenge attempts to delay a ban on hunting with dogs.
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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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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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By Frank Urquhart  A MAJOR crackdown on the "barbaric" and illegal sport of hare coursing has been identified as one of the main priorities for a pioneering taskforce, established to combat wildlife crime in the north-east of Scotland.
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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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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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Fox-hunting in England and Wales faced extinction as a defiant House of Commons prepared to invoke special powers to ram through a ban on the controversial blood sport.
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The British goverment has negotiated a secret legal deal that will allow fox hunting to continue next year, despite a ban passed in parliament, The Times newspaper alleged on Thursday.