Protivnici lova na lisice protestnim maršom govore Theresi May da zadrži zabranu
Tim Stranke za životinje u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu (zvana “Animal Welfare Party”) u ponedjeljak 29. svibnja išao je u London kako bi podržao protestni marš “Make Hunting History”, koju je organizirao savez skupina za borbu protiv lovstva. Potreba za tim prosvjedom došla je nakon što je Konzervativna stranka 18. svibnja objavila svoj manifest u kojem je Theresa May dala kontroverzno obećanje da će, ako ona pobijedi izbore u lipnju, u parlamentu omogućiti slobodno glasovanje o zabrani lova .
Tim Animal Welfare stranke maršira u centru Londona zbog planova Therese May da dopusti slobodno glasovanje o ukidanju zabrane na lov.
Mnogi su ljudi bili donijeli plakate koje su napravili kod kuće, te i maske, kostime i zastave. Profesor Andrew Knight, koji se za Animal Welfare Party u izbornoj jedinici Maidenhead bori protiv gđe May, izjavio je da je “duboko uznemirujući” da premijerka May smatra da je lov na lisice prihvatljiv. “Našoj zemlji trebaju vođe koje imaju osnovnu suosjećajnost za životinje i druge ranjive članove našeg društva,” kazao je Knight. “Theresa May je, po mom mišljenju, očito nesposobna da vodi ovu zemlju, ako joj jasno i očigledno nedostaju te osnovne kvalitete.”
U anketi glasača koje su provele novine The Independent, otkriveno je kako se 64 posto britanske populacije ne slaže s izjavom da se zabrana lova treba ukinuti. Odkada je David Cameron 2010. doveo konzervativce na vlast, bilo je mnogo pokušaja da se ukine lovački čin koji je 2004. godine usvojio Tony Blair. To je značilo da su se u nekoliko navrata prosvjednici bili okupili izvan parlamentskih kuća u kostimima divljih životinja, držeći natpise i mašući prosvjednim zastavama. Međutim, ovog ponedjeljka je očito bio najveći anti-lovni marš u nedavnoj povijesti i organizatori tvrde da je bilo oko 4.000 sudionika.
(Izvor: Animal Justice Project i Metro UK)
The team of the party for the animals in UK (Animal Welfare Party) headed to London on Monday 29th of May to support the Make Hunting History march which was organised by an alliance of anti-hunt campaign groups. The need for this protest came after the Conservative party released their manifesto on 18th May in which Theresa May made a controversial pledge to allow a free vote in parliament on the hunting ban if she were to win the election in June.
Animal Welfare Party marches in central London over Theresa May’s plans to allow a free vote on repealing the ban.
Many people brought placards that they had made at home, fox masks, costumes, and flags. Professor Andrew Knight, who is standing for the Animal Welfare Party against Mrs May in the constituency of Maidenhead, said it is “profoundly disturbing” that the Prime Minister thinks fox hunting is acceptable. “We need to have leaders of our country that have basic compassion for animals and other vulnerable members of our society,” he said. “Theresa May clearly, I think, is unfit to lead this country, if she clearly and demonstrably lacks these basic qualities.”
In a poll of voters carried out by The Independent, it was revealed that 64 per cent of the British public disagree with the statement that the ban on hunting should be reversed. Since David Cameron brought the Conservatives to power in 2010 there has been many attempts to repeal the hunting act passed by Tony Blair in 2004. This has meant that, on several occasions, protesters gathered outside the houses of parliament in wildlife costumes, holding banners and waving protest flags. On Monday however, this was clearly the largest anti-hunting march in recent history and organisers claimed afterwards that there were around 4,000 attendees.
(Source: Animal Justice Project and Metro UK)