No wildlife hunting with dogs in modern Scotland
Scottish Environment Minister Mairi McAllan condemns the hunting and killing of wildlife with dogs.
New law on hunting with dogs
The practice of using dogs to hunt and kill wildlife has no place in modern Scotland, according to the Scottish Environment Minister.
Since 2002, recreational hunting with dogs for wild mammals has been banned, but exceptions have been granted under certain circumstances, writes BBC.
The draft legislation proposes that all recreational hunters may only use two dogs. In addition, trail hunting is to be banned and a licensing system introduced.
A turning point for animal welfare
Should the draft legislation be passed, this would be a turning point for animal welfare, according to the League Against Cruel Sports. Dogs and wildlife frequently come into conflict, which can lead to dangerous or even fatal injuries.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In the dossier The Role and Criticism of Recreational Hunters we shed light on the training, power and self-image of recreational hunters. What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
