Hunting Act 2004
To the Honourable Commons of the United Kingdom, as assembled in
the Houses of Parliament,
The Humble Petition of MR ADRIAN PAUL MILES of WEDNESBURY, WEST
MIDLANDS,
Declares that this Petition is a plea for our Government to
indefinitely continue the Hunting Act 2004, and not Repeal it at
any time. Indeed, if it please be possible, also to extend its
Remit.
The compassion of our Country is known and respected
Worldwide.
As a Nation we have been known to be a compassionate people, a
People who wish that no person should either be allowed nor forced
to suffer unnatural distress, injury, death or bereavement.
Knowing that animals, like us, suffer from distress, pain and
bereavement, as the vast majority of our Country's Citizens also
wish, that no wild animals or birds, nor indeed any animals or
birds, should ever be either allowed or forced to suffer
unnecessary distress, and never suffer from cruel injury, violent
death or sudden bereavement.
The Petitioner therefore submits that it is good and right that
wild animals (foxes, deer, hares/rabbits, mink, etc.) are, and will
continue to be, protected from unnecessary distress, cruel
violence, death and bereavement.
The Petitioner humbly suggests that, where reduction of a wild
animal population is deemed either necessary or essential, there
are a number of humane alternatives to the violent hunting of wild
animals. Indeed, there are scientific ways to reduce the breeding
of animals, or, where that is not possible, to trap them and have
them put them down painlessly by a suitably qualified and trained
Veterinary Surgeon.
The Petitioner further submits that, given the generally high
economic and social background of those who have Breached this Act,
and those who may been inclined to Breach this Act in future, the
current Fines and Penalties for Breaches of this Act are too low
and the Penalties also somewhatlenient. The Petitioner therefore
requests that the Fines and Penalties should be significantly
increased.
Therefore, with all due Honour and Respect, Your Humble
Petitioner Prays, Pleads and Requests, that the House of Commons
urges the Government to maintain the provisions of the Hunting Act
2004 and, furthermore, where possible, to extend its protection of
all wild animals as much as possible, particularly in regard to
penalising and punishing any Breachers of this Law.
Your Petitioner remains Your Fellow-Citizen and Fellow-Servant
for the Common Good of Our Country,
