The Off the Leash Podcast 3.1

Off the Leash

In this episode of The Off the Leash Podcast, Charlie Moores and Dominic Dyer discuss a mix of politics, animal rights, and institutional bias. What might happen to the government's legislative animal welfare agenda if Boris Johnson is replaced as Prime Minister, for example, and are government petitions worth signing (the answer is 'Yes'). We look at why hare coursing is discussed in Parliament but not hare hunting (both are illegal after all(, and read out a very accurate statement by the campaign group Action Against Hare Hunting which nails the reason brilliantly. We discuss a decision by Cornwall Council to continue allowing so-called 'Trail hunting' on its land and look at the Code of Conduct that should guide elected councillors. In the light of so much information emerging on the clear bias of some police officers towards hunts, is it right that the Chair of the College of Policing should also be the Chair of the pro-hunting lobby group the Countryside Alliance? We ask why Glue Traps are still available when they're obviously cruel. And we name our Heroes and Villains (once again the loathsome Safari Club International come on for a slating).

• Animal Aid petition Make the use of free-running snares illegal for trapping wildlife (Deadline 09 May 22)
• Government Petition Suspend trade agreement with Faroe Islands until all whale & dolphin hunts end (Deadline 21 march 22)
• Peta Petition Replace the real bearskins used for the Queen’s Guard’s caps with faux fur (Deadline 06 July 22)
• Action Against Hare Hunting Twitter feed and Facebook page
• Hunt Saboteurs Association Hare Hunting Packs
• Interview #15 South London Hunt Sabs | Sabbing 2.0
• Interview #14 Wiltshire Hunt Sabs
• Falmouth Packet Debate on trail hunting in Cornwall at council: what happened (19 Jan 22)
• Local Government Association Model Councillor Code of Conduct 2020
• Countryside Alliance blog Nick Herbert MP is new Alliance Chairman (18 Oct 19)
• Government website Nick Herbert appointed Chair of College of Policing (14 Jan 21)
• OneKind Scottish Government bans glue traps (21 Jan 22)