WE will fight this all the way!
That was the defiant message from fox-hunting enthusiasts today after MPs voted to ban the bloodsport and end centuries of tradition.
A Bill that will make hunting with hounds illegal was backed in the Commons yesterday amid violent scenes inside and outside the chamber. Graham Ferris, a spokesman for the New Forest Hounds, was among about 100 people from the area who travelled to London to take part in a mass rally in Parliament Square.
Today Mr Ferris said the Countryside Alliance would be mounting two legal challenges to try to save the bloodsport.
"There is a substantial body of opinion which says it would not be legal to use the Parliament Act to force through a ban on hunting.
"There is also a suggestion that outlawing hunting would breach the European Convention of Human Rights."
Speaking about the violence, Mr Ferris said: "Maybe there was a bit of provocation on both sides. Some of the actions of the police did seem a little harsh."
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