Editing Hunting Act 2004 (section)

=== Supporters of the bill ===
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*[[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (RSPCA), charity operating in England and Wales which promotes animal welfare<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rspca.org.uk/whatwedo/endcruelty/changingthelaw/whatwechanged |title=What have we changed? |publisher=RSPCA |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="supporters1">{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/fox-hunting-ban-what-happens-5719214 |title=The fox hunting ban: What happens next? |first=Helen |last=Whitehouse |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=18 May 2015 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[League Against Cruel Sports]], a UK-based animal welfare charity which campaigns to stop blood sports such as fox hunting, hare and deer hunting; game bird shooting; and animal fighting<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.league.org.uk/media/filer_public/e9/26/e926f7c8-9cd7-410d-8ad4-10691808e2bd/hunting_act_report_2014.pdf |title=REPORT: The Hunting Act 2004. Ten years on |publisher=League Against Cruel Sports |date=November 2014 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="supporters1"/>
*[[Hunt Saboteurs Association]], a United Kingdom organisation that uses hunt sabotage as a means of direct action to stop fox hunting
*[[Animal Welfare Party]], is a minor political party in the United Kingdom campaigning on an animal welfare, environment and health platform<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animalwelfareparty.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AWP-2017-General-Election-Manifesto-For-People-Animals-and-The-Environment.pdf |title=For People, Animals & The Environment Animal Welfare Party 2017 Manifesto |publisher=Animal Welfare Party |date=2017 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[Patrick Moore]], an amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter<ref name="secrettory">{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/fox-hunt-masters-secretly-mobilising-10383202 |title=Exclusive: Secret Tory plot to bring back fox hunting revealed in leaked email |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=9 May 2017 |first=Jack |last=Blanchard |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref>
*Conservatives Against Fox Hunting<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.conservativesagainstfoxhunting.com |title=Home page |publisher=Conservatives Against Fox Hunting |access-date=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="conservatives_against">{{cite web |url=https://conservativesagainstfoxhunting.com/about-us/ |title=About Us |publisher=Conservatives Against Fox Hunting |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="powa">{{cite web |url=http://powa.org.uk/ukhuntingnewsfrompowa/id3.html |title=2014-15 HUNTING SEASON |date=June 2015 |publisher=Protect Our Wild Animals Limited |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref>
*Conservative MPs [[Caroline Dinenage]],<ref name="conservatives_against"/><ref name="powa"/> [[Tracey Crouch]],<ref name="conservatives_against"/><ref name="powa"/> [[Mike Weatherley]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/23/cameron-tory-revolt-hunting-hounds |title=Cameron faces Tory revolt over move to ease ban on hunting with hounds |first=Mark |last=Townsend |date=23 March 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="powa"/> [[Dominic Raab]],<ref name="conservatives_against"/><ref name="powa"/> Sir [[Roger Gale]],<ref name="conservatives_against"/><ref name="powa"/> [[Stuart Andrew]],<ref name="powa"/> [[Simon Kirby]],<ref name="powa"/> [[Caroline Ansell]], [[Ann Widdecombe]]<ref name="widdecombe">{{cite web |url= https://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpid=1701&dmp=1050 |title=Ann Widdecombe MP, Maidstone and The Weald |publisher=The Public Whip |access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="widdecombe_and_farmers">{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fox-hunting-david-cameron-supports-2371790 |title=David Cameron sparks fury as he supports plan to 'water down' the fox hunting ban |first1=James |last1=Lyons |first2=Tom |last2=McTague |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=15 Oct 2013 |access-date=7 April 2024}}</ref> and [[Lee Scott (UK politician)|Lee Scott]]<ref name="powa"/>
*[[Brian May]], musician, songwriter, record producer, animal rights activist and astrophysicist.<ref name="supporters1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/sep/29/brian-may-me-and-animal-passions |title=Brian May: Me and my animal passions |first=Aida |last=Edemariam |date=29 September 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/brian-may-theresa-mays-stance-10581169 |title=Brian May: Theresa May's stance on fox hunting has proved she is a dangerous woman, hell-bent on establishing herself as a virtual dictator |first=Brian |last=May |date=7 June 2017 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[Paul McCartney]], singer, songwriter and musician<ref name="supporters2">{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ricky-gervais-bill-oddie-join-6044519 |title=Exclusive: Ricky Gervais and Bill Oddie join Paul McCartney to slam Tory plans to change fox hunting law |newspaper=Daily Mirror |first1=Tom |last1=Bryant |first2=Tom |last2=Parry |date=10 July 2015 |access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[Ricky Gervais]], comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director<ref name="supporters1"/><ref name="supporters2"/>
*[[Roger Moore]], actor