February

Guardian: The last chase? Guardian: The last chase?- Helen Carter. Coverage of the competitions between greyhounds and hares, and coursing supporters and protesters. Most hares and all protesters emerged u… Guardian: Anti-hunting MPs give bill new teeth Guardian: Anti-hunting MPs give bill new teeth- Anne Perkins, political correspondent. The committee stage has ended after making significant changes to the bill, and now Commons … Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'threatens the sport of shooting' Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'threatens the sport of shooting'- Charles Clover, environment editor. Shooting and gamekeeping bodies and pro-shooting MPs warned that if Michael Foster's… Telegraph: Cruelty scientist ridicules Labour's case for hunt ban Telegraph: Cruelty scientist ridicules Labour's case for hunt ban- Benedict Brogan, political correspondent. Labour's claim of "incontrovertible evidence of cruelty" for deer hunt… Telegraph: Hunting Bill's 'utility' test threatens sheepdog trials, say farmers Telegraph: Hunting Bill's 'utility' test threatens sheepdog trials, say farmers- Charles Clover, environment editor. Since sheep dog trials risk putting up hares or foxes, they ar… Sunday Telegraph: Anglers are finally off the hook: fish feel no pain Sunday Telegraph: Anglers are finally off the hook: fish feel no pain- Rajeev Syal. A report by James D. Rose in the American academic journal Reviews of Fisheries Science conclud… Telegraph: MPs vote to outlaw hare hunting Telegraph: MPs vote to outlaw hare hunting- Charles Clover, environment editor. In a vote which led to allegations that the Government had "lost control", Alun Michael, the rural … Telegraph: Hounds may be the only way to deal with mink Telegraph: Hounds may be the only way to deal with mink- Charles Clover, environment editor. A study conducted last autumn in the Outer Hebrides, submitted by Alun Michael the rur… Telegraph: Gamekeepers facing terrier ban Telegraph: Gamekeepers facing terrier ban- Charles Clover, environment editor. MPs voted to ban the use of terriers by gamekeepers to flush foxes to guns or to kill them undergrou… Sunday Telegraph: Into battle at dawn with the Real CA Sunday Telegraph: Into battle at dawn with the Real CA- Daniel Foggo. Profile of Edward Duke, leader of the pro-hunting group known as the Real CA and responsible for their most r… Post-Gazette: Hooray for smoking, drinking and fox hunting Post-Gazette: Hooray for smoking, drinking and fox hunting- Dennis Roddy. The Pittsburgh columnist ridicules the British attempt to outlaw foxhunting based on their Robespierre ce… BBC News: Pro-hunters in Angel rallying call BBC News: Pro-hunters in Angel rallying call- A huge banner is draped over the Angel of the North by pro-hunting campaigners representing the Real CA. Photo. Economist: The illiberal in pursuit of the irrelevant Economist: The illiberal in pursuit of the irrelevant- The government has announced a new season for the traditional sport of arguing over a ban on foxhunting. Guardian: Prescott insists on hunt vote after Scottish success Guardian: Prescott insists on hunt vote after Scottish success- Kirsty Scott and Anne Perkins. Analysis of the status of the proposed hunting Bill in the UK subsequent to the Scot… BBC: Head-to-head: Hunting with dogs BBC: Head-to-head: Hunting with dogs- Countryside Alliance president Baroness Mallalieu and Labour MP Mike Foster discuss hunting with dogs on the BBC Radio 4's Today programme as… Observer - Chaos and class war looms as country heads for the capital Observer - Chaos and class war looms as country heads for the capital- Paul Harris. Guardian - Labour fight to keep hunt ban in manifesto Guardian - Labour fight to keep hunt ban in manifesto- Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent. Guardian - Predator Guardian - Predator- Alexander Chancellor. Guardian - Foot and mouth halts hunting season Guardian - Foot and mouth halts hunting season- Staff and agencies. Guardian - Cabinet crisis as fox in brush with the law Guardian - Cabinet crisis as fox in brush with the law- Leigh Gordon. Telegraph - Anti-fox hunt advert was misleading Telegraph - Anti-fox hunt advert was misleading- News in brief. Telegraph - Forget us at your peril, warn rural protesters Telegraph - Forget us at your peril, warn rural protesters- David Brown. Telegraph - Labour's Hunt Bill going to the dogs Telegraph - Labour's Hunt Bill going to the dogs- Andy McSmith and Richard Alleyne. Telegraph - Arson at pro-hunt minister's office Telegraph - Arson at pro-hunt minister's office- Benedict Brogan, political correspondent. Telegraph - Blair pressed for manifesto pledge on Hunting Bill Telegraph - Blair pressed for manifesto pledge on Hunting Bill- Andrew Sparrow, political correspondent. Telegraph - Labour not in tune with rural issues, says peer Telegraph - Labour not in tune with rural issues, says peer- Rachel Sylvester. Interview with Lord Burns, the former civil servant who chaired the inquiry into hunting. The Daily Telegraph - Why I have stopped giving money to the Labour Party The Daily Telegraph - Why I have stopped giving money to the Labour Party- Penny Mortimer. Telegraph - Tories court animal lovers with Bill pledge Telegraph - Tories court animal lovers with Bill pledge- David Brown, agriculture editor. Telegraph - Hunt Bill pushed to bottom of agenda Telegraph - Hunt Bill pushed to bottom of agenda- George Jones, political editor. Telegraph - Labour accused of hunting Bill ploy Telegraph - Labour accused of hunting Bill ploy- By Andy McSmith, chief political correspondent.