Results 1-11 of 11 for hunting speaker:Ms Candy Atherton

Cetaceans (1 Apr 2004)

Ms Candy Atherton: ...pelagic trawl fisheries that take place off south-west England in the winter months, such as those for mackerel, horse mackerel and tuna. The fact is that fishermen, dolphins and porpoises all hunt the same prey—fish—and that is why these tragedies occur. I am concerned that the EU regulation does not ban certain practices or make any recommendation on the use of devices to...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 6 - Deer (11 Feb 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: The vast majority of the people in my constituency who contact me oppose hunting. I would not want the Committee to think that the people of the west country overwhelmingly support hunting.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 6 - Deer (11 Feb 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: The Western Morning News is widely sold in the west country, but it would admit that it targets farmers and the hunting community in particular. The paper may say that it is even-handed, but it tends to support hunting. It stopped targeting individual constituencies, because the overwhelming majority of people from my constituency who took part in the poll voted for my position, which is to...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Schedule 2 - The Hunting Tribunal (28 Jan 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: ...I have a Welsh border collie who will be 19 years old in April—[Hon. Members: ''And the name is?''] She is called Bo. I live in a lane in St. Day in my constituency, where the Four Burrow hunt kennels are. I am kept awake at night by the sound of the hounds. A constituent who supports hunting tells me that it is the sound of the hounds singing. I have other descriptions for it. I am...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: utility and least suffering (21 Jan 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: The hon. Gentleman talks about courtesy. Is he prepared to comment on the experience of my family? A hunt went through our garden and completely destroyed the vegetable patch and much of the rest of the garden. The master of the hunt said to my mother, ''You should be damn glad that we have come through your garden.'' Is that courtesy?

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: utility and least suffering (16 Jan 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: I was the owner of a much-loved golden retriever called Sorrel who nearly died some years ago when the local hunt went by and she dislocated her neck. The vet was unable to help and Sorrel was unable to eat or drink for some days until we realised what the problem was. It can work the other way.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 (9 Jan 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: I actually come from a rural area. The lane in which I live has a hunt kennels. I regularly see the hunt leave, passing literally outside my front door. Many of my friends have been hunting and I have followed the hounds on foot and watched hunts on several occasions, through my teenage and adult years. I ask him to withdraw his comment.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 (9 Jan 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: The hon. Gentleman is referring a great deal to the Burns inquiry. Does he accept that evidence in the Burns inquiry showed that some foxes are disembowelled as a result of being hunted by hounds? Does he call that humane?

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 (9 Jan 2003)

Ms Candy Atherton: I do not accept the premise of the hon. Gentleman's argument, which is that hunting with dogs results in a quick kill.

Orders of the Day — Police Reform Bill [Lords] (7 May 2002)

Ms Candy Atherton: ...could not be obtained. Mrs. Kettle, having endured the tragedy of her daughter's death, sat in court to witness a mockery being made of our legal system. I should make it clear that this is not a witch hunt. I was not there on the evening of the accident and it is not for me to judge. However, since hearing this story and speaking to Mrs. Kettle, I decided that the law was wrong and was...

Orders of the Day — Petitions: Hunting with dogs (20 Dec 2000)

Ms Candy Atherton: I humbly present this petition from 4,000 of my constituents in the Falmouth and Camborne constituency in west Cornwall. The petition calls for a ban on the hunting of wild mammals with dogs. The petition states: To the House of CommonsThe Petition of people of the Falmouth and Camborne constituency declares that the hunting of wild mammals with dogs is an example of barbaric cruelty to...