Lords vote for limits on hunting with hounds

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From today's Chronicle, page A10:

 

LORDS VOTE FOR LIMITS ON HUNTING WITH HOUNDS

 

London - The House of Lords voted yesterday for restrictions on hunting with

hounds after the House of Commons voted to ban it outright - leaving the

government to find a compromise.

 

Neither the Lords' vote nor that of the Commons on Monday is binding, as

Prime Minister Tony Blair's government said it wants to assess the opinions

of lawmakers before deciding what to do.

 

Commons voted 386 to 175 late Monday for the outright ban. The House of

Lords, which previously had opposed any change to the hunt, voted 366 to 59

yesterday in favor of the so-called middle way, which would see the hunting

of foxes, stags, and hares continue with restrictions.