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Nov 4Edited

Happily done ✊! I am glad that you don't have to live in Northern Ireland only in order to do this. I do wish that Survey Monkey would send a confirmation email through after completing and submitting the survey with your recorded response/s to each and every question though, so that you know exactly what you said for future reference. I stressed that there should be absolutely NO exemptions allowed/included in the proposed Act, of any kind, that they don't repeat the mistakes that England, Wales AND Scotland have done and twice provided, and hopefully steered them to look at, the link to your proposed "Hunting of Mammals Bill" PTW. I also mentioned the proven link between how those who harm animals often go on to later harm other humans as well for the last question.

On a side note, I noticed that the official government petitions website is back up and running again and, as I have still not heard of ANY plan or bill to ban trail hunting yet as Labour promised to do, I decided to create a petition to hopefully push the government to start discussing it now! If you would like to sign it, it reads: "Bring in a bill now to properly phase out and ban trail hunting by October 2025

Despite there being a pledge in Labour's election manifesto to ban trail hunting, no such bill has yet been created or introduced to do that despite high public opinion wanting it banned.

For far too long now, far too many wild animals as well as domestic animals have been killed during trail hunts and too many hounds have been shot in the head by hunts when they are no longer wanted. It is time to end this! Bringing in a bill now to properly ban trail hunting and close all the loopholes in existing legislation by October 2025 will allow all the hunts to properly re-home all of their hounds and horses to good homes as well as save treasured wildlife and people's beloved pets."

The link is here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700287/sponsors/new?token=CeK1hoE7S7qTcPx6ptF4

I do also have a 2nd petition here, regarding vets, too that reads: "Properly address and stop the shortage of vets in the UK

In a 21st century Britain, NO ONE, animal or human, should be denied help and care simply because of staff shortages, brought on by the failed promises of a past government. This is a national issue that CANNOT go on any longer like this!

A furry family member of mine has very, very sadly recently passed away but when we needed help from a vet, we asked for help from 5 different veterinary practices in the area, including our current own, and only 1 could come out and help us but we were told that, had we lived just a few miles away, even they wouldn't have been able to help us either. EVERY SINGLE veterinary practice we asked gave the same reason: they couldn't help us because of staff shortages. This is unacceptable."

if you would like to sign that as well, the link is here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700290/sponsors/new?token=P9crLbRNvfzSo66DEkS2

I do apologise on advertising the petitions here but as I don't use any social media, this is all I have got.

Please note though that if either petition receives more than 21 signatures, neither will be able to receive any more signatures until after it has been checked by the petitions team. I will let you know here if that does happen and when either will be open again. Thank you!

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Well said Cara.

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Thank you James ❤️💖!

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Completed signed and submitted well done PTW bringing this to the publics attention lets see how it now unfolds fingers xd they impliment a total ban 🤞

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Will sign up now. Let us hope this awful government we have in the UK now will get their act together and get our new ban bill through asap to save wild animals!

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Not as awful as the last lot. I have a lot of faith in this new government but they need time to clear up the mess the have inherited. I have however, written to my new Labour M.P reminding her of the Labour party's commitment to end the badger cull and not to issue new licences, and to ban trail hunting. I await her reply. I suggest all supporters of Protect the Wild do the same and write to their M.P's especially Labour M.P's.

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Have done to my LibDem MP but not to Starmer as he is a liar and has let down the just managing Pensioners badly.

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Good to know you have written to your MP. Regarding Kier, with respect, pensions have nothing to do with this post it is therefore irrelevant. However, it is your view which I respect, but it is not mine.

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I hope everyone reading this will fill in "SURVEY MONKEY", it's important, if Northern Ireland can get this going, it might "GEE UP" lying starmer and his "DISHONEST" labour party, to do the right thing and ban the "BADGER KILLING/MURDER" and all other "DISGUSTING" killing of our wildlife, lets hope so.

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Completed Survey, easy to do. Hope all Protect the Wild supporters do the same.

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LETS HOPE ALL POLITICIANS ACCROSS THE UK VOTE FOR A TOTAL BAN ON HUNTING WITHOUT ANY LOOPHOLES.

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THE PETITION HAS BEEN SIGNED BY MYSELF .NOW WE NEED A PROPER BAN ON HUNTING WILDLIFE WITH NO LOOP HOLES.

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