The Labour Party has unveiled a comprehensive 'countryside protection plan' aimed at improving access to the countryside and halting its decline. Key measures include ending animal testing on cosmetics, banning trophy hunting and foie gras, and closing loopholes in the fox hunting ban. The plan also seeks to end trail hunting, a practice that has faced criticism for being used to persecute foxes. The Countryside Alliance has accused Labour of 'fanning the flames of an ugly culture war' with its plans to ban trail hunting, which they argue is a traditional practice. Labour's commitment to these measures contrasts with the Conservative Party's previous promises, which have not been fully realized. The plan also targets ending traditional Cumbrian hound trailing, a practice with over 200 years of history.
The Tories have awful track record on animal welfare including abandoning #KeptAnimalsBill A @UKLabour Govt will - Speed up the end of animal testing Close loopholes in fox hunting ban Put forward a comprehensive plan to tackle animal cruelty Introduce trophy hunting ban https://t.co/MhCyjGL0MJ
Labour have recommitted to ending trail hunting, ending traditional Cumbrian hound trailing -one of Cumbria’s oldest and most popular pastimes 200+ years of Cumbrian history, dogs with little prey drive. Condemned Foxhound & Beagle packs all legally following a scent. Condemned
🦊Labour accused of “fanning the flames of an ugly culture war” with its plans to ban trail hunting Countryside Alliance says it is ‘utterly bizarre’ the party is seeking to ban the practice it advocated after fox hunting was outlawed https://t.co/c1Kn1aWl1d
Most of these measures were promised by Conservative Manifesto in 2019 including Trophy Hunting ban and Foie Gras ban but it will take Labour to deliver. Labour will also end animal testing on cosmetics and trail hunting which is continually used to persecute foxes https://t.co/ipyT0ridV8
Labour unveils ‘countryside protection plan’ to improve access and end decline https://t.co/DXr51VZomN