Don’t vote for Cameron’s cruel Conservatives

alanpowa — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:50:48 +0000

David Cameron kindly holding the reins of Guy Avis’ horse. Mr. Avis is Secretary of the Heythrop hunt, based in the Tory leader’s constituency. Cameron is extremely close to this extraordinarily well-heeled hunt [see below, and watch ' 10 Reasons not to vote for Cameron' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60wi3W0HnUE ]

Would you really want to vote for people who enjoy atrocities like these? A hare screaming pitifully when it is eventually caught after a lung-bursting chase of up to 90 minutes by a hound pack and savaged to death; another literally torn apart by competing greyhounds in coursing; a deer calf being whipped away from its mother so they can chase the adult for many hours, then brutally slaughter the hind when it is totally spent; young foxes corralled in a wood while the hounds are set upon them in ‘cubbing’; pregnant or nursing vixens being pursued for up to an hour and a half in late winter, and either torn apart by dogs or dug out and shot by thuggish terrierman, perhaps leaving the infant cubs to starve to death?

If you care about cruelty, if you care about the vulnerable being viciously attacked for fun, then read on to discover the Tories position on bloodsports.

They love them. Specifically hunting with hounds, where they’ve promised to repeal the long overdue, highly popular and hard-fought for Hunting Act 2004.

Cameron is a former fox hunter [and loves shooting deer]. His wife, Sam, has a father and a stepfather, both very wealthy, titled landowners, who are heavily into hunting. Cameron talked about hunting in his maiden speech. His first firm policy pledge when he became Tory leader was to repeal the Hunting Act. He’s said he ‘loses it’ when a hunting ban is proposed. He’s huge friends with the Heythrop hunt in his constituency, several of whom not only gave large amounts to his leadership campaign but have made huge donations to the Tory Party. He’s said the Hunting Act is ‘being widely flouted’, yet, instead of condemning these law-breakers, he promises them he’ll repeal the Act that inconveniences and affronts them.

His friend and shadow Environment Secretary, Nick Herbert, is a former avid hare hunter and high up in the Countryside [i.e. bloodsports] Alliance.

The vast majority of Tory sitting MPs and candidates in winnable seats are pro-hunting. Thousands of hunters are bussing in to campaign in marginals occupied by anti-hunt MPs or candidates, but they’ve been told not to bring up hunting on the doorstep because it’s so unpopular. This operation is organised by a front group Vote OK, who have intimate links with both the Countryside Alliance and the Conservative heirarchy. A few months ago the hunters got upset when Cameron hinted repeal might be via a private members Bill – so the Tories rapidly caved in and Nick Herbert announced it would be a government Bill after all.

They want to return to the legalised barbarity of allowing gangs of their friends with large packs of trained killer dogs to roam round the countryside chasing terrified animals for as long as possible [this gives good 'sport] – hares & foxes up to 90 minutes, deer up to 7 hours. For fun.

A few weeks ago the Newry Harriers in Northern Ireland, where quarry hunting is still legal, gave a perfect illustration of the callous barbarity typical of hunters. A trio of young children were out walking a pet dog. The Newry’s hounds appeared, attacked the terrier and savaged it. A rider dismounted, picked up its mangled remains and chucked them into a hedge. One child asked him ‘Is my dog dead?’ He gruffly replied ‘Yes’, remounted and rode off. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8575497.stm

Incidents of pet-killing, trespass and livestock worrying, hounds being killed on road and rail, are still common in England and Wales, though they would rarely, if ever, happen, if the Hunts really were just hunting a pre-laid trail, as they claim. Nearly all those affected by and reporting such incidents mention abuse, arrogance or outright denial from the hunters responsible. Monitors are regualarly assaulted, intimidated, abused, obstructed and have their property damaged or stolen by hunters.

Hunting with dogs has nothing to do with ‘pest control’, however much they like to pretend it does. They’ve spent decades demonising foxes and grossly exaggerating the problems they cause farmers to provide an excuse for their sick ‘sport’. This was perfectly illustrated when a letter from the then Chairman of the Master of Foxhounds Association, Lord Daresbury, sent by him to allChairman of fox hunts, came to light in 2004. He was asking them to get local farmers to encourage fox breeding so they’d have enough to hunt. Some pest, those foxes!

What does a passion for these barbarities, this violence and lawlessness tell you about the people who favour it? Do you really want these sorts of people running the country and having power over poor and vulnerable people as well as animals? If not, DON’T VOTE FOR CAMERON AND HIS CRUEL TORY FRIENDS

‘Compassionate’ Conservatism?? Pull the other one, Mr. Cameron, it’s got hunting horns on.

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