National Trust bans blood sports on its land

I thought fox hunting was illegal anyway.

I have never understood any kind of hunting. What do people get out of hunting and killing a poor defenceless Animal.

It is the laying of a 'scent' for dogs and riders to follow rather than chasing a fox. It is legal but people who oppose it say it is used as a cover for hunting foxes. At least one case I know of proves that this happens.

The Countryside Alliance really don't want trail hunting banned. Perhaps that's why some newspapers and MPs have been deriding the National Trust on a wide range of issues in recent times. More information here.

www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/national-trust-countryside-alliance-director-north-yorkshire-b963441.html

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/20/foxhound-body-director-encouraged-fox-hunts-court-hears

What is 'trail hunting' please?

I don't think there needs to be diplomacy when it comes to the issue of blood sports.

It's the right thing to do.

The votes were members voting to ban trail hunting ( which is often a cover for “accidentally” killing wild animals) . It’s not binding and the NT trustees are to “consider” whether or not to actually ban trail hunting. If you are a NT member you would have got a voting slip email a while back. I knew nothing about it but Chris Packham had a campaign urging members to vote which I did.

What ever our opinion of how the National Trust conducts itself these days, I can’t help feeling we’d all be in favour of a ban on blood sports. I certainly am.

Hmm. 21,000 proxy votes to be used by the chairman as she sees fit does not seem to be very democratic to me.