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British Public Opinion On Hunting

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According to “Support Fox Hunting”, public opinion for a ban on fox hunting has been decreasing since 1997.

The United Kingdom-based organization “Support Fox Hunting” compiled a list of public opinion polls on hunting and concluded that these surveys show that support for a ban on fox hunting has been decreasing since 1997.

According to an analysis of the polls included in this reference:

  1. There is no clear majority of public opinion for a ban on hunting — support has been in decline since 1997.
  2. The general public consider hunting legislation should be a low priority for government action.
  3. Legislation to ban hunting is rejected by those who know most about it and by people who live in rural areas.

Specific results for a collection of individual surveys is included in the full report (see link/PDF).

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Citations:

Support Fox Hunting, Support Fox Hunting, 2004 International

Tags:

Wild Animals Animal Law Attitudes English Hunting

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