Stop the ban on trail hunting
Stop the plan to ban trail hunting!
Signatures
23,172
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 23,172/100,000
- 27 MAR 2026Government respondedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsGovernment reply
On 26 March 2026 Defra launched a consultation seeking views on how to deliver a ban in England and Wales which can be accessed here: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/defra/trail-hunting-consultation.
Read full response - 14 MAR 202610,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 02 FEB 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by William Rowley
Background
We believe trail hunting is a way of life and it generates so many jobs and helps rural communities and businesses. We therefore think that banning it will be a disaster.