UK leader says she's prepared to allow a vote on fox hunting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a campaign visit to York Barbican, England, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP) (The Associated Press)
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she's prepared to allow a vote in Parliament on whether to overturn the country's ban on fox hunting.
While campaigning for the June 8 election, May said Tuesday that she is in favor of hunting and a vote "would allow Parliament the opportunity to take the decision on this."
The comments came after a leaked email in the Daily Mirror newspaper by Benjamin Mancroft, Master of the Foxhounds Association. He noted a Conservative landslide in the upcoming election could result in changes — and offer enough votes for the repeal of the ban.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Once an iconic British tradition, fox hunting was banned in 2004 amid complaints by animal welfare campaigners who argued it causes suffering to wild animals chased and killed by hounds.