Gillian Merron MP for Lincoln is this week celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Fox-Hunting ban when the cruel practice of hunting with dogs was out-lawed. In that time, dozens of prosecutions have been brought under the Act, showing that this ban is making a real difference.

According to the results of an Ipsos Mori poll last month, three quarters of people do not want hunting with dogs to be made legal again. And there is no evidence that the doom-laden predictions for rural communities that hunt campaigners made have materialised.

But the Hunting Act remains under threat because the Conservative Party have made it clear they want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Gillian Merron said:

"Supporting a ban on fox hunting remains one of the biggest issues that people in Lincoln have written to me about and I was proud to vote for the ban at every stage in its passage through the House of Commons."

“David Cameron spoke up for fox-hunting in his maiden speech, and I find it unbelievable that the Conservatives have pledged to make getting rid of the fox-hunting ban a priority if they were to win the next election. With all the challenges the world is currently facing, this just doesn’t make sense. I am therefore urging the people in Lincoln sign the petition to help protect the ban at www.backtheban.com.”

Hilary Benn, Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said:

“If you think the Tories have changed, this makes it absolutely clear that their priorities haven’t.  They know the public doesn’t agree with them on this, but they are determined to go ahead if they are given the chance. That’s why we need to continue to campaign to stop this barbaric ‘sport’ from returning to our land."

Sign up to back the ban here.