BLOODY TYPICAL; Hunting top of Tory agenda.Byline: JASON Jason, in Greek mythology Jason, in Greek mythology, son of Aeson. When Pelias usurped the throne of Iolcus and killed (or imprisoned) Aeson and most of his descendants, Jason was smuggled off to the centaur Chiron, who reared him secretly on Mt. Pelion. BEATTIE THE Tories will try to sneak through a bid to overturn the hunting ban, despite massive opposition. Officials will put cruel sports at the top of their agenda, but plan to bundle the law into a civil rights bill, fearing an outcry if it is pushed along on its own. But the move has infuriated in·fu·ri·ate tr.v. in·fu·ri·at·ed, in·fu·ri·at·ing, in·fu·ri·ates To make furious; enrage. adj. Archaic Furious. animal rights' groups who claim 60 per cent of Tory voters are against hunting and say it shows David Cameron is only interested in keeping a bloodthirsty posh minority happy. A party source said: "It could be much less explosive if is was part of a broader bill, not attracting so much attention to it." The bid to scrap the hunting with dogs ban will be tied into the Repeal Bill, which will also axe ID cards. Tory environment chief Nick Herbert yesterday said there would be no "watering down" of the pledge to restore hunting. But The League Against Cruel Sports The League Against Cruel Sports (sometimes abbreviated to LACS) is an animal welfare organisation that campaigns against blood sports such as bull fighting, fox hunting and hare coursing. said: "The party is out of step with public opinion." CAPTION(S): PLEDGE Mr Cameron |
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