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Martin Wainwright. Yesterday belonged to hunt supporters at the Badsworth's traditional Boxing Day
meet in Wentbridge, part of the girdle of farms and parkland round the mining towns of Pontefract
and Hemsworth. Followers and largely friendly sightseers outnumbered the 50-odd antis by at least
five-to-one, and drowned the hisses when the 107 riders clattered off with loud cheers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/hunt/Story/0,2763,1112879,00.html
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ESPN: British fox hunters, protesters face off
"Protesters have been saying that this will be our last hunt for the last six or seven years
and we are still here," said Richard de Prez. USA.
http://espn.go.com/outdoors/sportingdogs/news/2003/1226/1694352.html
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Scotsman.com News - UK - Boxing Day hunt on its last legs?
Alison Hardie, political correspondent. If the government does push ahead with a ban on
fox-hunting, the results of a new poll show ministers may face an uphill struggle to convince
voters it is a priority as a poll shows only 2 per cent of people believe that foxhunting should be
a government priority.
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1412752003
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The Sun: 275,000 rally to foxhunts
Lucy Hagan. Hunt supporters and protesters were out in force yesterday. Comments from a hunt
master, a rider and a hunt secretary. Photos of a young rider and a young protestor.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003600532,00.html
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Independent: Pro-hunting groups turn out in force for what could be the last Boxing Day meetings
Terry Kirby, chief reporter. After a "largely ritualistic shows of force on both sides",
the future lies with Lembit Opik's Private Members Bill and an NOP poll showing 2% of the public
considers hunting should be given priority over other issues.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/story.jsp?story=476273
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Telegraph: Hunts claim a record turnout by supporters
Hunt supporters claimed a moral victory yesterday with an unprecedented turnout for the Boxing Day
meets, 10% higher than last year and dwarfing the numbers in opposition, and with little or no
disruption from protesters.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/12/27/nhunt27.xml
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Guardian: New row on legality of forcing hunt ban
Sarah Hall. A row broke out yesterday over whether the government will be able to use the
Parliament Act to push through a ban on hunting. According to Stephen Pound, Labour MP, "It
absolutely the one single visceral issue for Labour backbenchers where we feel its a matter of
credibility."
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,1112874,00.html
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Western Mail: Act of barbarity, or valuable service?
Paul Carey. A hunt master (Dai Jones, 40, master of Carmarthenshire Hunt) and an anti-hunt
campaigner (Ralph Cook, 44, from St Mellons, Cardiff, chairman of the Wales Alliance Against Cruel
Sports) give their views on Boxing Day hunts.
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Scotsman: Hunt Attracts 275,000 Supporters, Says Countryside Alliance
Estimates of turnout varied wildly on both sides, with the Countryside Alliance claiming it had
attracted more than 275,000 hunt supporters, who outnumbered protesters by 800-1 on the biggest day
in the hunting calendar. Animal rights activists, including the League Against Cruel Sports, said
thousands of protesters congregated around some 300 locations to hold largely peaceful
demonstrations. Animal rights activists conceded that they were outnumbered but said they would not
stop until hunting had been banned.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2338514
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Scotsman: Supporters and Protesters Square Up over Hunting
Hunt-by-hunt coverage of supporters and protestors.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2336972
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ITV: Boxing day hunts bring boxing day protests
Small groups of demonstrators were on hand as some of the first hunts got under way, but were
greatly outnumbered by the hunt supporters.
http://www.itv.com/news/783512.html
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East Anglian Daily Times: Two sides hopes for hunting's big day
David Nunn, joint master of the Easton Harriers, said, "Last year there were about 500 people
on foot going to the hunt and there was only one person there against hunting. I was hunting the
Suffolk hunt recently and we had a lot of problems with hunting protesters. That happens when the
weather is not too bad but they would rather be at home on Boxing Day eating and drinking and I
think that shows their commitment."
http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/news/story.asp?datetime=26+Dec+2003+05%3A04&tbrand=EADOnline&....
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BBC News Wales: Crowds turn out for hunts
There were concerns that if pro-hunters carried out threats of defying any ban put in place, it
could lead to conflict with police similar to the clashes seen during the 1980s miners' strike.
More than 3,000 people in Wales have so far signed a declaration pledging they will continue
hunting illegally if there is a ban.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3349091.stm
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BBC News: Boxing Day hunters defy protests
Thousands of hunt supporters defy angry protests to take part in what could be the last ever Boxing
Day meetings. Or not.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3349565.stm
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USA Today: British fox hunters, protesters face off over Boxing Day hunts
Thousands of scarlet-clad fox hunters rode out Friday for traditional post-Christmas hunts, defying
the boos and jeers of protesters demanding an end to blood sports. USA.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-12-26-britain-hunting_x.htm
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CNEWS: British fox hunters, protesters face off
Ed Johnson, AP. Blair's government has said the issue will soon be "resolved," but has
not indicated whether it will try to force a ban onto the statute books, or instead try to steer a
compromise that would allow hunting to continue under strict rules. Canada.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2003/12/26/297448-ap.html
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BBC News: Put NHS before hunting, poll says
Only one out of every 50 Britons think banning or curtailing hunting with dogs should be a
government priority, a poll of 1,000 people suggests.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3348481.stm
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Independent: Fox trot
Leader. "Along with much of the nation, we regard foxhunting as a bizarre pursuit - but that
is altogether different from wanting it to be banned."
http://argument.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/story.jsp?story=476071
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Independent: Hunts open up as Bill bids to widen ban on animal cruelty
Marie Woolf and Andrew Grice. Supporters of licensed hunts are to revive the Parliamentary battle
over fox hunting when Lembit Opik, a Liberal Democrat MP and co-chair of the Middle Way group,
brings in a Private Member's Bill to outlaw all suffering to wild mammals.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=476083
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Telegraph: The hunt will meet for years to come
Nick Herbert. Gives the history of efforts to ban hunting and the current positions of the public,
the joint parliamentary committee on human rights, hunt supporters who have signed the declaration
of non-compliance and the police who will have to enforce a ban. Reminder of the fundamental truth
that, in a democracy, laws can exist only by public consent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/12/26/do2601.xml
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Telegraph: Cruelty ban plan to test anti-hunt MPs
Benedict Brogan, political correspondent. Lord Donoughue, the former Labour minister, and Lembit
Opik, the Liberal Democrat MP, will introduce a private Bill to ban all cruelty to wild mammals.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/12/26/nhunt26.xml
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Telegraph: Public give Bill low priority
Graham Tibbetts. Only two per cent of people believe foxhunting should be a Government priority,
according to a NOP poll released today. Of those questioned, just one in 50 said that Labour should
concentrate on introducing the hunting Bill.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/12/26/nhunt126.xml
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Telegraph: Fox Dundee
Leader. Compares crocodiles as a protected species in Australia's Northern Territories with a ban
on hunting foxes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2003/12/26/dl2603.xml
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BBC News: Huntsman to fight cruel claim
A Devon huntsman has amassed £2m in pledges to bring a defamation legal action against those who
claim that hunting is cruel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/3343211.stm
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Western Morning News: Anti-Hunt Groups 'Will Be Sued In New Year'
Iain Harris, a Westcountry huntsman, has collected a fighting fund of more than £2 million which he
will use to sue opponents of hunting labeling hunt supporters as 'cruel' for defamation in a class
action suit.
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=103354&command=displayContent&am....
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Scotsman: Hunt Supporter Tells of Arson Attack Threats
Chris Court, PA. Iain Harris, a hunt follower preparing to take legal action against those who
accuse him of cruelty, claimed today he had been warned his house and dogs could be
"torched", among other threats.
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Spiked: Phoney rebellions against Blair's empty policies
Mick Hume. "Listening to the supposedly great debates dominating British politics today, with
the threatened rebellions by Labour MPs over top-up fees or foundation hospitals, I am tempted to
say: bring back the foxhunting debate!"
http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/00000006E015.htm
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BBC News: Hunting issue 'will be resolved'
Responding to a question at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Blair said: "As I said before ...
we will resolve it this parliament."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3287919.stm
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Western Morning News: Hunt Issue Must Be Settled - Hain
Speaking on BBC1's Breakfast with Frost, Mr Hain insisted that the Government would bring an end to
the long-running saga of whether or not hunting would be banned.
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Scotsman: Ban on fox hunting won't last, says Prince of Wales
John Innes. The Prince of Wales said a ban on fox hunting in Britain would never last, according to
Donna Rosen, a guest at the opening of the British Museum’s Enlightenment Gallery last night.
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1367362003
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