New Bill issues

Dear Editor

The Scottish Government has published its Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill.

As we have been predicting for some time, the Bill contradicts the findings of the Scottish Government’s own review, carried out by Lord Bonomy, by restricting the number of dogs that can be used in fox control to two.

In choosing to legislate in this way, without necessity or justification, the Scottish Government is in danger of compromising both the livelihoods of farmers and the ability of land managers to protect threatened wildlife, including capercaillie and curlew.

Jake Swindells