"Anglers face prosecution" - BBC

[Vagabond]

An item on the teletext news says the new draft law on animal cruelty is so badly worded that anglers might be prosecuted under it.

 

I know no more details than that bald statement - does anyone know more?

 

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[Guest NickInTheNorth]

The only thing I know is that the government say that angling will be specifically excluded from the legislation, the reason being that to word the act in such a way that it is not possible to include angling within its scope is almost impossible.

 

I believe that the legislation is to prevent cruelty to animals "in your control", and obviously when you so much as hook a fish it could be argued that it is in your control.

[Leon Roskilly]

See:

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4079553.stm

 

http://telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml...09/ncruel09.xml

 

http://www.anglers-net.co.uk/sacn/latest/i...ex.php?view=188

 

 

Tight Lines - leon

 

[ 09. December 2004, 09:37 AM: Message edited by: Leon Roskilly ]