§ 35. Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Home Secretary whether, in view of numerous cases of cruelty to stags, he will introduce legislation to put an end to the hunting of these animals?
§ Sir J. SimonI cannot add to the answer which I gave the hon. Member for Central Hackney (Mr. Watkins) on 18th February.
§ Lieut.-Commander FletcherHas the right hon. Gentleman's attention been called to a recent case in which after being hunted for eight miles, a stag endeavoured to escape by taking to a river where it was shot at twice by a shot gun, struggled on for half an-hour and was fired at three times from a sporting rifle, and finally dragged ashore by farm labourers and despatched with a knife—
§ Mr. SpeakerThe hon. and gallant Gentleman is giving information.