Directory > Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Recreation and Sports > Sports > Country Sports > Protection of Wild Mammals Bill-Scotland > News and Media > 2002 > December The Scotsman: Something missing on Boxing Day hunts Boxing Day hunts were held in Scotland despite Mike Watson's law, while LACS held its biggest protest in Winslow, England. Actress Annette Crosbie, the new president of the League, said: "Protesting is unfortunate, but reason and logic doesn't get you anywhere." http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=1434032002 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Times: Scots masters find a way round the law Gillian Harris, Scotland correspondent. Describes what the hunts have done in the five months since the Scottish Parliament's ban on hunting with dogs came into force. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-524501,00.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Daily Record: Country Activists Bid to Boost Profile The Scottish Countryside Alliance, which led the battle against the Parliament's anti-fox hunting Bill, has drawn up a three-year strategy to boost its profile to match that of its English counterpart. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/page.cfm?objectid=12481081&method=full&siteid=89488 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Telegraph: Scots ride rings round hunting ban Auslan Cramb. Only one of the 10 Scottish hunts has disbanded. The rest are killing more foxes than ever. Richard Holman-Baird, of the Kincardineshire hunt, said: "So we are eradicating the fox population in these areas instead of getting rid of the weaker members." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/12/09/nshunt09.xml Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Scotland on Sunday: Hunts claim fox deaths soar after ban Claire Gardner. The new Protection of Wild Mammals Bill which which allows hunting but insists on foxes being shot rather than killed by hounds has resulted in 250 dead foxes since August, compared with 140 in 2000. Hunts also claim a large number of foxes have escaped with serious injuries after being hit by gunshots and not killed outright. http://www.scotlandonsunday.com/scotland.cfm?id=1366562002 Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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