Charlie Pye-Smith

I am a freelance writer specialising in issues related to the environment, farming and international development. I am the author of over a dozen books, ranging in subject matter from Indian…

VOICES FROM THE WORLD OF HUNTING

The Labour Party wants to ban trail hunting. It should listen to the great unheard, the people for whom hunting is a major part of their lives, rather than to activists like Chris Packham and the hunt saboteurs

The Hunting Bans Have Been a Disaster for Wild Animal Welfare

The first investigation into the impact of the 2004 Hunting Act and its equivalent in Scotland tells a grim story. Instead of making life better for the fox, brown hare and red deer, they have done the opposite. There is now more suffering, not less