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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Hare-coursing will be banned on February 18
Hare-coursing event begins ahead of ban

What is likely to be the last-ever Waterloo Cup hare coursing event begins today in Altcar, Merseyside. Animal rights demonstrators are expected at the three-day annual event which sees hares pursued by greyhounds. The Waterloo Cup has been moved forward a week from its traditional date in order to evade the ban on hare coursing… Read more »

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Iraq takes first step on democratic path
Straw: Iraq on the way to a democratic future

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said that the results of the Iraqi elections have set Iraqi firmly on a democratic path. Provisional results of the January 30 elections show that the Shia United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) backed by Iraq’s leading cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, won 48 per cent of the vote. A coalition of… Read more »