Editing Hunting Act 2004 (section)

===Public opinion===
Public opinion has tended to be in favour of the ban on fox hunting:
* A survey commissioned by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' in 2002 indicated that a majority of people (57%) agreed with the statement that 'hunting with dogs is never acceptable'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yougov.com/yougov_website/asp_besPollArchives/pdf/TEL020101010.pdf|title=Poll|publisher=Yougov}}</ref>
*A survey by MORI for the [[BBC]] carried out in February 2005 found that there was a plurality of support for the new legislation, but not an [[absolute majority]] (47% supporting, 26% opposed).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsos-mori.com/polls/2005/bbc-countryfile.shtml |publisher=Ipsos MORI |date=16 February 2005 |access-date=19 February 2008 |title=Attitudes to the Hunting Ban |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131175028/http://www.ipsos-mori.com/polls/2005/bbc-countryfile.shtml |archive-date=31 January 2008 }}</ref>
*In 2009, Ipsos MORI found that a total of 75% supported the ban on fox hunting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/2479/Public-Opinion-on-Hunting.aspx|title=Public Opinion on Hunting |date=5 October 2009 |publisher=Ipsos MORI|access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
* In 2010, the figure was almost identical, with 76% being opposed to repealing the Hunting Act, including with 71% of rural residents. There was 18% support for repeal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/2714/Public-Opinion-on-Hunting.aspx|publisher=Ipsos MORI|title=Public Opinion on Hunting |date=26 December 2010|access-date=17 November 2011}}</ref>
*A poll by MORI in December 2012 showed no change on fox hunting, with 76% being opposed to moves to make it legal, rising to 81% in respect to deer hunting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/dec/25/britons-fox-hunting-ban-survey|title=Most Britons support fox hunting ban, survey finds|quote=Poll before Boxing Day meets shows 76% are against moves to make fox hunting legal, rising to 81% for deer hunting | location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Martin|last=Wainwright|date=25 December 2012}}</ref>
*Ahead of Boxing Day 2016 a poll was released which indicated opposition to fox hunting had reached all-time highs, with 84% of voters, including 82% of those in rural areas, opposing fox hunting.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/fox-hunting-boxing-day-poll-opposition-all-time-high-theresa-may-hunting-ban-act-vote-a7495336.html|title=Fox hunting opposition hits all-time high, latest poll finds |first=Jon |last=Stone |newspaper=The Independent|date=25 December 2016|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>
*An opinion poll in May 2017 revealed overwhelming public opposition to hunting with dogs, including the repeal of the Hunting Act 2004. 64% of voters disagreed with the statement that "the ban on fox hunting should be reversed", including 46% who "strongly disagreed". Just 11% supported the repeal of the ban. The poll was published in the aftermath of the release of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] manifesto for the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], which promised a vote on the repeal of the Act.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservative-manifesto-bring-back-fox-hunting-only-one-in-10-voters-support-a7757891.html|title=Only one in 10 voters supports Tory manifesto pledge on fox hunting |first=Andrew |last=Grice |newspaper=The Independent|date=26 May 2017|access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref> Only 16% of Conservative voters want the ban overturned, with 50% opposed.