Captive trophy animals undergo cruelty as ‘pro-hunting’ Lords block legislation
Campaigners blasted the Government and “pro-hunting” Lords for blocking a legislation that will cease hunters importing animal “trophies”.
World Animal Protection additionally hit out on the Government for failing to allocate additional time in Parliament to move the laws. The Bill – a Tory manifesto dedication in 2019 – was designed to carry an finish to hunters delivery in gadgets such because the skins, skulls and paws of massive cats they shot for sport.
World Animal Protection UK nation director Tricia Croasdell, inset, stated: “Henry Smith MP’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill had its Committee Stage in the House of Lords where it was deliberately blocked by a small minority of pro-hunting Lords.
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“This landmark piece of legislation would have stopped hunters bringing to the UK the dead parts of endangered wild animals
– brutally killed for their so-called entertainment.”
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Ms Croasdell added: “Over 60 amendments were tabled at Committee Stage to derail the bill and the Government failed to allocate it any further Parliamentary time to pass in this legislative session – effectively killing it – despite the support of all political parties and overwhelming public support of 86% of voters.”
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It comes after the Daily Star Sunday revealed trophy hunters are nonetheless taking pictures lions bred on farms – greater than two years after South Africa pledged to outlaw it.
Many captive beasts undergo “unimaginable” cruelty at services together with unregulated “off grid” farms, claimed a World Animal Protection report.
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