Labour to offer choices on hunting

London - Britain's Labour government published highly complex legislation yesterday which could ban hunting with dogs but is …

London - Britain's Labour government published highly complex legislation yesterday which could ban hunting with dogs but is more likely to lead to a deadlock between the two houses of parliament.

Announcing a so-called Options Bill with three choices - to ban hunting altogether, to introduce a hunt licensing system, or to operate a voluntary system of self-regulation - government ministers were keen to stress their neutrality. "This is not a party issue," said Home Secretary Mr Jack Straw.

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