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Lewes District Council: Stop Supporting Hunting on boxing Day
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We are appealing to Lewes District Council Councillors to not allow the closure of Lewes High Street on boxing day 2015 (and beyond) for the meet of the Southdown & Eridge (fox) hunt. Every Boxing day Lewes District Council give permission to close Lewes High street for the fox hunt the Southdown & Eridge. This hunt has clearly stated that will return normal hunting if hunting was legalized. The police do not monitor the hunts activities in any fashion.
They are very secretive about their activities with no advertising of meeting places except for Boxing day, so members of the public acting as hunt monitors are left to try and check to see if they are breaking the law and hunting as normal, an illegal act. Over the past years a number of hunt monitors have been the victim of violent attack by members of the hunt resulting in hospitalization, theft of property and criminal damage.
UPDATE: Since this petition started people conencted to the hunt have attacked anti-hunt activists. One was stabbed with a knife causing serious injury to their hand, as well as a fractured jaw and broken tooth to two other people.
By allowing Lewes High Street to be closed for this hunts boxing day meet, Lewes District Council is showing tacit support of the Southdown & Eridge hunt and silent approval of the violent intimidation tactics of their supporters against hunt monitors.
At present around 80% of the populace is opposed to fox hunting and to allow this practice goes in opposition to the will of the majority of your constituents.
We ask them not to approve the road closure of Lewes High Street on boxing day
2015 and beyond.
At the bottom of this email is a link to a video of one of the attacks on hunt monitors, one in a long list.
Please sign our petition and send a message to Lewes District Council that they should not support the Southdown & Eridge hunt by allowing the closure of the high stgreet.
You can also contact Lewes District Council directly at:
https://www.facebook.com/lewesdistrictcouncil
We have already contacted all the Lewes Councillors regarding this request. Please keep all your comments polite.
South Coast Hunt Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rao-wTIK8Mc
Note the image is one of the attacks made on Hunt monitors which resulted in criminal damage, theft and serious injury caused by supporters of this hunt..
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October 23, 2015
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We are approaching the one thousand signature threshold that will trigger a formal request for a meeting with the council leader. I have drafted the petition delivery package and need this extra leverage to ensure our demand for a venue change is taken seriously.
Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2015
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You are using taxpayer money to close a street when 80% of the public is against hunting (both rural and town dwellers. In light of he recent aggression shown to members of the public being stabbed you should not continue to support this unpopular activity.
i and my family have had to stop having our boxing day walk because of the sheer terror and sadness of encountering spectacles as this... why should we have to return home in tears because of these disgusting people who enjoy torture and death for fun.
In 2003 a reported 40,000 hunt members and supporters signed a 'declaration' that they would disobey any law which banned hunting wild animals with dogs. Fox hunters therefore need to be treated as outlaws and outlaws should not be welcome in town centres.
the majority of people are against hunting in this country. community spaces should not be used for the hunt to parade themselves. By allowing this Lewes district council are supporting the hunt. They are not representing the majority of its citizens.
By allowing Lewes High Street to be closed for this hunts boxing day meet, Lewes District Council is showing tacit support of the Southdown & Eridge hunt and silent approval of the violent intimidation tactics of their supporters against hunt monitors.
Please stop this barbaric sport and cease to allow Lewes high street to glorify it
Hunting is barbaric.
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Lewes District Council: Stop Supporting Hunting on boxing Day
Final supporters
We are appealing to Lewes District Council Councillors to not allow the closure of Lewes High Street on boxing day 2015 (and beyond) for the meet of the Southdown & Eridge (fox) hunt. Every Boxing day Lewes District Council give permission to close Lewes High street for the fox hunt the Southdown & Eridge. This hunt has clearly stated that will return normal hunting if hunting was legalized. The police do not monitor the hunts activities in any fashion.
They are very secretive about their activities with no advertising of meeting places except for Boxing day, so members of the public acting as hunt monitors are left to try and check to see if they are breaking the law and hunting as normal, an illegal act. Over the past years a number of hunt monitors have been the victim of violent attack by members of the hunt resulting in hospitalization, theft of property and criminal damage.
UPDATE: Since this petition started people conencted to the hunt have attacked anti-hunt activists. One was stabbed with a knife causing serious injury to their hand, as well as a fractured jaw and broken tooth to two other people.
By allowing Lewes High Street to be closed for this hunts boxing day meet, Lewes District Council is showing tacit support of the Southdown & Eridge hunt and silent approval of the violent intimidation tactics of their supporters against hunt monitors.
At present around 80% of the populace is opposed to fox hunting and to allow this practice goes in opposition to the will of the majority of your constituents.
We ask them not to approve the road closure of Lewes High Street on boxing day
2015 and beyond.
At the bottom of this email is a link to a video of one of the attacks on hunt monitors, one in a long list.
Please sign our petition and send a message to Lewes District Council that they should not support the Southdown & Eridge hunt by allowing the closure of the high stgreet.
You can also contact Lewes District Council directly at:
https://www.facebook.com/lewesdistrictcouncil
We have already contacted all the Lewes Councillors regarding this request. Please keep all your comments polite.
South Coast Hunt Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rao-wTIK8Mc
Note the image is one of the attacks made on Hunt monitors which resulted in criminal damage, theft and serious injury caused by supporters of this hunt..
Updates
Reached 2,500 supporters
November 14, 2015
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 23, 2015
October 21, 2015
We are approaching the one thousand signature threshold that will trigger a formal request for a meeting with the council leader. I have drafted the petition delivery package and need this extra leverage to ensure our demand for a venue change is taken seriously.
Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2015
1,372 Comments
Council tax payers resent their hard earned money going towards activities that are cruel. Councils have a duty of care to make sure resources are used properly. In days of austerity not one penny of OUR money should be used to support the hunt.
You are using taxpayer money to close a street when 80% of the public is against hunting (both rural and town dwellers. In light of he recent aggression shown to members of the public being stabbed you should not continue to support this unpopular activity.
i and my family have had to stop having our boxing day walk because of the sheer terror and sadness of encountering spectacles as this... why should we have to return home in tears because of these disgusting people who enjoy torture and death for fun.
In 2003 a reported 40,000 hunt members and supporters signed a 'declaration' that they would disobey any law which banned hunting wild animals with dogs. Fox hunters therefore need to be treated as outlaws and outlaws should not be welcome in town centres.
the majority of people are against hunting in this country. community spaces should not be used for the hunt to parade themselves. By allowing this Lewes district council are supporting the hunt. They are not representing the majority of its citizens.
By allowing Lewes High Street to be closed for this hunts boxing day meet, Lewes District Council is showing tacit support of the Southdown & Eridge hunt and silent approval of the violent intimidation tactics of their supporters against hunt monitors.
Please stop this barbaric sport and cease to allow Lewes high street to glorify it
Hunting is barbaric.
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Council tax payers resent their hard earned money going towards activities that are cruel. Councils have a duty of care to make sure resources are used properly. In days of austerity not one penny of OUR money should be used to support the hunt.