MP Hits Back in Shooting Row
Bradford MP and Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has hit out after pro-animal campaigners accused him of promoting cruel sports.
On Tuesday – the second day of National Shooting Week – Animal Aid’s new mascot, Phileas the Pheasant, will be visiting the city highlighting the “cruel sport” of gamebird shooting.
The campaigners said they chose Bradford because the Bradford South MP attended a reception staged by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), a pro-shoot lobby group, at last year’s Labour Party Conference.
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One thing we’d like to add is that the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) were, again, allowed to hold a stall and meeting at this year’s Labour Party Conference in Manchester. Not only this, they stayed in the top-security Midlands Hotel which wasrented out and protected for the conference!
