TROPHY HUNTING

Early day motion 501, tabled 5 July 2005 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 57 members.

That this House condemns the trophy hunting industry; notes that every year, travel companies make millions of pounds from British and other European citizens who buy package tours to Africa, North America, Eastern Europe and Asia; recognises that once there, these big game hunters slaughter tens of thousands of animals, many of which are listed by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species as at risk, endangered or bordering on extinction; and calls on the Government to work with other countries and wildlife organisations to ensure that endangered species are protected and that trophy hunting is banned.

Signatures by party: Labour 33, Liberal Democrat 15, Conservative 5, Plaid Cymru 2, DUP 1, UUP 1.