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Our proposed regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein wants to ban hunting, animal agriculture and give animals the right to sue in court. His notion is that more can be accomplished by tweaking regulations like the Endangered Species Act to achieve his aims than straightforward attempts to give animals rights to sue in court and be represented by a lawyer as he has proposed. Senators Chambliss and Cornyn have put holds on his nomination, but they and our other representatives need to hear from us. The relevant part is 48 minutes into the video. You only need to listen to about two...

Hunting ban challenge fails A renewed attempt by the Countryside Alliance to overturn Parliament's ban on hunting with dogs has failed in the Court of Appeal. Three senior judges headed by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, rejected argument that the 1949 Parliament Act, which MPs used to force through the Hunting Act in the face of opposition from the House of Lords, was invalid. The Hunting Act, which outlaws fox-hunting, deer-hunting and hare-coursing with dogs, is set to come into force on Friday. The appeal judges described the challenge to the Act as "unusual, and in modern times probably...

Pro-hunters take hunting ban to court(Filed: 25/01/2005) The Countryside Alliance has launched a legal battle in the High Court against Government legislation to introduce a hunting ban with comes into operation next month.   The Government wants to ban hunting with hounds The pro-hunting lobby says the Government illegally pushed the Hunting Bill through using the Parliament Act, 1949.It is seeking a judicial review, and failing that an injunction.The anti-hunting lobby is fighting such a move.Arriving at court for the beginning of the two-day hearing was John Jackson, the organisation's chairman. He said: "This is probably the most important constitutional...

With rumours of mushroom clouds over North Korea and genocide in Sudan, it's good to know the Government has identified the real threat in the world today. As The Telegraph reported: "Chief constables intend to site CCTV cameras on hedgerows, fences and trees along known hunting routes to enable them to photograph hunt members who break the law after hunting with hounds is outlawed. "The controversial measure was agreed at a secret meeting between David Blunkett and the chief constables of England and Wales after the hunting ban was announced last week. Police chiefs warned the Home Secretary that enforcing...

With rumours of mushroom clouds over North Korea and genocide in Sudan, it's good to know the Government has identified the real threat in the world today. As The Telegraph reported: "Chief constables intend to site CCTV cameras on hedgerows, fences and trees along known hunting routes to enable them to photograph hunt members who break the law after hunting with hounds is outlawed. "The controversial measure was agreed at a secret meeting between David Blunkett and the chief constables of England and Wales after the hunting ban was announced last week. Police chiefs warned the Home Secretary that enforcing...

Judy Carless hung her apron on the back of the kitchen door. Instead of serving customers at her Exmoor tearooms, she was shutting up shop early and preparing for a long trip to London. Carless is angry. She says the countryside is in crisis and has no doubt whom she blames. 'We will be heard, we won't give up, we won't go away. Be warned, Mr Blair, be warned,' she said.They are coming from all corners of Britain and all walks of life. From landowners to tenant farmers, shopkeepers to vicars, and huntsmen to retired army officers: the countryside...