At the 2019 General Election, both major parties included a ban on trophy imports in their manifestos. The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill passed unanimously in the House of Commons in 2023, but was subsequently blocked by a tiny group of unelected peers in the House of Lords.
A new UK government was formed in July 2024, a “Ban trophy hunting imports,” Early Day Motion (EDM) 97 was raised 2 September 2024 – please ask your MP to become a signatory EDM 97 (if they are not already a supporter) and urge MPs to support the reintroduction of a Hunting Trophies (Importation Prohibition) Bill:
[Updated Petition – October 2024] – UK GOV: BAN SICK ANIMAL ‘TROPHIES’ – Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting – Action Network
Further Reading
“African expert begs Britain to help stop ‘colonial practice’ of trophy hunting,” Daily Mirror, 23 October 2024
“‘Notorious’ trophy hunter brags about killing cheetah cubs – posting dead bodies online,” Daily Mirror, 26 August 2024
“Amy Dickman, Adam Hart, and science deniers promote trophy hunting for right-wing propaganda,” Jared Kakura, Wild Things Initiative, 26 August 2024
“Letter to EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries proposing further ban on importing hunting trophies,” Conservation Action Trust, 19 February 2024
“Former Botswana president urges ‘unethical’ Lords to back trophy hunting import ban,” The Telegraph, 22 February 2024
“URGE YOUR MP TO #GETTHEBANDONE,” Born Free Foundation
“Vile trophy hunting travel firm shuts down after owner exposed in investigation,” Mirror, 11 February 2024
“A handful of unelected peers thwart progress of UK hunting trophy import ban,” Born Free Foundation, 13 September 2023
“Trophy Hunting: An Unnecessary Evil,” IWB, 11 September 2023
“UK Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill,” IWB, 27 February 2023
“Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill – United Kingdom,” IWB, 6 November 2022
“UK Voters Overwhelmingly Support a Hunting Trophy Import Ban,” IWB, 14 March 2022
“Why Britain should Ban Hunting Trophies ASAP,” IWB, 7 January 2022
“UK Consultation on Hunting Trophies,” IWB, 10 December 2021
““We must end this barbaric practice”” IWB 21 July 2021
“New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for a Total UK Hunting Trophy Import Ban,” IWB, 26 April 2021
“Is ‘celebrity power’ undermining global conservation efforts?,” IWB, 21 January 2021
“Informing the Debate on Trophy Hunting,” IWB, 17 July 2020
“Call on UK Government – Hunting Trophy Import/Export Ban,” 2 July 2020
“Consultation on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies,” IWB, 4 November 2019