Clause 27 - Automatic conditions of individual registration
Hunting Bill
4:15 pm
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough, Conservative)
I have to confess that I do not have schedule 1 to the front of my mind just now, but I am sure that the point made by my hon. Friend is worth considering, either later today or at another stage of our proceedings.
However, from the remarks that I an others have made, it is clear that amendments Nos. 222 and 224 are based upon a misconception of the natural behaviour of dogs and foxes and the ability of people to shoot accurately with a rifle or shotgun at a moving target. Far from increasing the welfare of the fox or the dogs, or assisting in pest control, the two amendments will do precisely the opposite and lead to tears before bedtime.