Proposals to prohibit trail hunting in England and Wales
Applies to England and Wales
Detail of feedback received
We have received 184,000 responses to this consultation.
Given the large number of responses received, we are delaying the publication of the summary of responses until later this year to allow us to consider all responses carefully.
Consultation description
This consultation invites views on the government’s proposed approach to legislating, including:
- how trail hunting should be defined for the purpose of a ban
- whether any other legislative changes are needed to ensure that a ban is effective
- the use of animal based scents in training dogs
- whether any other equestrian activities are at risk from being affected by the proposed ban on trail hunting
- how the introduction of a ban might affect dogs used for trail hunting
Additionally, the consultation invites views on any community, social, business, economic or environmental impacts potentially associated with a ban, and how it is brought into effect.
We welcome views from:
- the public
- landowners
- conservation organisations
- animal welfare groups
- hunt organisers
- local authorities
- businesses and their representatives
- any other interested parties
Updates to this page
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We have received 184,000 responses to this consultation. Given the large number of responses received, we are delaying the publication of the summary of responses until later this year to allow us to consider all responses carefully.
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First published.