Hunting (From The Northern Echo)

Hunting

9:34am Tuesday 14th April 2009 in Letters

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has promised a free vote over repeal of the Hunting Act should he become the next occupant of No 10.

So, let’s see the truth about fox and stag hunting in Tory election leaflets. Their commitment to re-legalise the savagery and brutality of killing for fun and entertainment is turning the clock back to cruelty.

Why stop there? If would-be Tory MPs are so keen to be associated with blood sports they should have posters of a stag chased to exhaustion by a pack of hounds, its tongue hanging from its mouth as it cowers in terror. Hare coursing will also surely be all the rage with voters, so a big photo of a hare being pulled apart by dogs is a must.

The possibilities for our potential lawmakers to show how keen they are on killing for fun are endless.

So, prospective Tory MPs should not hide what they obviously are so keen on and which so clearly shows how in tune with modern Britain they are. I am sure we will see those Tory blood sports leaflets coming through our letter boxes soon.

L Edwards, Address supplied.