Geoffrey Robinson MP is helping to launch a national campaign to support the ban on hunting wild animals with dogs.
The ‘Back the Ban’ campaign is being launched on Boxing Day – the old centre of the fox hunting calendar - by Hilary Benn and a host of celebrities including Tony Robinson and Patrick Stewart.

This Boxing-Day is the fifth since the Bill to ban hunting with dogs was passed. The ban has already resulted in dozens of prosecutions, and the forecast dire effects on rural communities have not come to pass.

But the Hunting Act is under threat as pro-hunt activists prepare to spend thousands of pounds in backing Tory candidates committed to bringing back the cruel sport.  The Tory’s animal welfare spokesperson has made it clear that if elected they will bring back hunting with dogs. And they have said they will do it soon after being elected if they win the General Election.

The Tory stance is in spite of both overwhelming public support for the ban and the many other priorities of the British public. According to a recent Ipsos Mori poll, three quarters of the population do not want hunting with dogs to be made legal again. The same poll showed that 72% of the rural population want to keep the ban in place.

Geoffrey said: “Like the vast majority of people in Coventry, I think the barbaric act of letting dogs tear foxes to pieces with their teeth shouldn’t return to our countryside.”

“That’s why I’m supporting www.backtheban.com and I’m urging everyone in Coventry to sign up to the ‘Back the Ban’ campaign too.”

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