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The Protection of Wild Mammals Bill, sponsored by Labour backbencher Mike Watson, now goes forward
for line by line scrutiny in committee.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1553028.stm
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BBC : New challenge to hunt bill
Supporters of the bill to ban foxhunting in Scotland are claiming it faces a new threat which could
destroy it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1563921.stm
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The Scotsman: Labour MSP's compromise bid to emasculate anti-hunting bill
Hamish Macdonell, Scottish political editor. "The amendment would not ban hunting but it would
force ministers to take on the issue themselves and introduce new, unspecified, measures to prevent
cruelty to wild animals."
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=108709
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The Scotsman: Hunting vote
Mark Conway. "If committees are to be ignored, then clearly they are not needed."
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=108777
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The Scotsman: Hunting vote
Les Ward, Chairman Scottish Campaign Against Hunting with Dogs. "In a modern, civilised
Scotland, there is no longer a place or justification for the cruel practice of deliberately using
dogs."
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=109041
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The Scotsman: Hunting ban within a year
By Hamish Macdonell, Scottish political editor. "Fox-hunting is to be outlawed within a year
following a crucial vote in the Scottish parliament yesterday."
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/scotland.cfm?id=109152
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The Scotsman: Fox-manglers rally for the tally-ho debate
Robert McNeil. "Mike Watson (Lab), proposer of the bill to ban the frightful hobby, seemed
heartily tired of it."
http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/scotland.cfm?id=109179
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Scotland on Sunday: Freedom threatened by the tyranny of the majority
Katie Grant. "There are two ways to destroy freedom and we have seen them both over the past
two weeks. One is the tyranny of the terrorist. The other, the tyranny of the majority."
http://www.scotlandonsunday.com/comment.cfm?id=SS01037205
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Telegraph: Bill should focus on hunting as 'sport' says MSP
By Tom Peterkin, Scottish Politics Correspondent. About the new amendment attempting to abolish
mounted fox hunting, fox baiting and hare coursing for `sporting purposes' but still allowing
gamekeepers, farmers and the Scottish hill packs to hunt with dogs for pest control.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2001%2F09%2F28%2Fnhunt28.xml
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