Requesting Meeting on Trophy Hunting BanInbox

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  Dear Secretary of State,

  We are writing to request an urgent meeting.

  We applaud many of the measures in the government’s new Animal Welfare Strategy. However, we were surprised and disappointed that banning imports of hunting trophies did not feature.

  We are also concerned at suggestions that a ban may be highly selective. You previously stated that you sought to “ban the import of any goods that are related to trophy hunting.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKsLggGf5rY)

  Several reports have spelt out the shocking cruelty involved in trophy hunting. This is an issue about which voters feel very strongly. It is also an issue about which there is virtual consensus in Parliament. 

  We would therefore be grateful if you would agree to a meeting at the earliest available opportunity to clarify both the scope of the government’s proposed ban and the timeline for introducing legislation.

  Yours sincerely, 

  , 

  Adrian Ramsay MP co-signed this cross-party letter initiated by the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting.