Countryside Says Yes To Michael Foster's Anti-hunt Bill
A recent MORI survey, conducted on behalf of the Campaign for the Protection of Hunted Animals, shows that 57% of people living in rural areas support MP Michael Foster's Bill to ban hunting with dogs, 32% oppose it.
Sixty percent disagree that hunting with dogs is an important part of the British way of life and 57% agree hunting with dogs is outdated and should not be a part of modern Britain. Sixty one per cent disagree that hunting with dogs is an important part of the rural economy.
Nearly two-thirds (62%) disagree that hunting with dogs is necessary to control the number of animals, such as foxes. Drag hunting is now supported by nearly three-quarters (74%) of rural people as an alternative to killing animals.
Technical details
MORI interviewed 1,529 'country dwellers' aged 18+. Fieldwork took place by telephone in rural (mosaic) areas between 17-28 October 1997. Data weighted to national rural profile.
