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Ban hunting the brown hare in its breeding season in England & Wales

Submitted by Mr Richard Morris on Monday 9th March 2020

Published on Friday 13th March 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 13th September 2020

Signatures: 345

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Brown ~ Browns ~ England ~ Law ~ Magic ~ Scotland ~ September ~ UK ~ Wales

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Ban hunting the brown hare in its breeding season in England & Wales

Petition Details

To stop anyone killing a brown hare during its breeding season in England & Wales - Scotland passed its own legislation in 2011.

Additional Information

The brown hare is an endangered species in the UK and numbers have dropped 80% in the last century. The law means the hare can be killed even through their breeding season which lasts from February until September. There used to be 4 million brown hares across the UK, the last estimate puts their population at around 700,000 and declining. It is estimated nearly half a million hares are killed by shooting each year. We need a change in the law to protect these magical and mystical animals.


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