All news on the topic: Trophy Hunting

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The Tories’ biggest and sickest lie is they claim to be the party of the NHS
Too many have died because an ambulance arrived too late or because they had to wait too long for an op. They include Iqbal Rahman, who was left waiting for more than an hour and 20 minutes for an ambulance
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Outrage as 100 lions shot dead by British trophy hunters since 2015
Figures released by the Government show 80% of the lions shot by Britons were bred to be killed in enclosed fields in what is known as ‘"canned hunting"
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Trophy hunting Bill banning imports of sick souvenirs set for surprise comeback
A senior Labour backbencher is reviving a Private Member's Bill which, if passed by Parliament, would stop sick trophy hunters bringing their "prizes" back to Britain
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Tories told to outline plan to ban trophy hunting imports as election looms
Campaigners have called on the Tories to outline how they plan to back trophy hunters bringing their sick souvenirs back to Britain after a Private Member's Bill ran out of time
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British firm blasted for selling sick reindeer trophy hunt trips this Christmas
Hendry, Ramsay & Waters has been blasted by animal welfare campaigners including Sir Ranulph Fiennes for selling trips to go reindeer hunting in Norway, with the hunts available to book as Christmas approaches
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Moment injured elephant is rescued after being snared in poacher's trap
Vets from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust freed an elephant from a snare in Kenya, which had become trapped in a remote part of Tsavo after it was spotted by a pilot on patrol
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Rishi Sunak told to keep trophy hunting promise in honour of murdered MP
The Prime Minister faces pressure to deliver on the Tory 2019 election manifesto pledge to ban trophy hunting imports - and to do so in memory of the late Sir David Amess
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Joanna Lumley and Ricky Gervais blast Rishi Sunak on trophy hunting import delay
A string of stars have signed at letter to the Prime Minister urging him to deliver on the Tories' 2019 election manifesto, which promised a ban on trophy hunting imports
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'Tories are complicit in trophy hunting - now it must be confined to history'
Shadow Minister for Animal Welfare Ruth Jones writes for The Mirror that trophy hunting is 'barbaric' and says 'it’s time this horrific practise is confined to history'
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Tories 'complicit' in trophy hunting ban delay that lets killers off the hook
The Mirror-backed Hunting Trophies Bill is intended to stop British big game hunters bringing home body parts of animals, including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears
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'Orphan rhinos taken to secret location after cruel slaughter of mothers'
The cruel trade in rhino horn leads to 1,200 being killed every year in South Africa - putting the species at a real risk of extinction soon. Rescuers are stepping in to protect the young ones of fallen rhinos
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PM urged to press ahead with trophy hunting import ban to block sick souvenirs
Campaigners called on Rishi Sunak to allocate government time for the key legislation to be debated after it was held up by Conservative backbenchers in the Lords
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Campaigners blast 'time wasting' Tory peers as trophy hunting import ban stalls
Wildlife activists hit out at Conservative backbenchers who they accused of delaying progress in getting the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill into law
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Trophy hunting 'like apartheid' says campaigner amid fresh fears for import ban
Adam Cruise, the acting chief executive of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, spoke out as peers prepare to debate plans to stop hunters bringing their "prizes" back to Britain
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Alligator carcasses in canal without heads and tails leave residents repulsed
The bodies of two alligators missing their heads and tails were found floating in a canal in Lehigh Acres, Florida, over the weekend leaving residents both concerned and disgusted
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Anger as trophy hunting law change at risk of being scrapped by peers
Campaigners warn that 'pro-hunting' members of the House of Lords could torpedo the Hunting Trophies Bill - which needs to pass by November in order to become law
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Campaigners fear plot by peers to derail Trophy Hunting Bill in House of Lords
Opponents of the Mirror-backed legislation held a briefing in a Palace of Westminster committee room where they outlined why they believed the plan would not work
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Landmark law to ban trophy hunting imports given seal of approval by the Lords
The legislation, which is currently going through the House of Lords, would block hunting tourists importing animal skins, severed heads and carcasses after shoots abroad
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Peers urged to back ban on trophy hunting imports and ignore conservation claims
An open letter seen by the Mirror calls on the House of Lords to disregard arguments that banning imports of souvenirs will harm conservation efforts in Africa
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Ban on cruel trophy hunting imports finally approved by MPs in Mirror victory
The Hunting Trophies Bill received an unopposed third reading from MPs in the Commons this morning. It is a victory for the Mirror which has been campaigning to stop hunters bringing their sick souvenirs to the UK
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Gary Lineker calls on MPs to crack down on trophy hunters with animal parts ban
The BBC presenter has signed a letter from stars backing the Mirror’s campaign to outlaw the vile sport, and ban sick “trophies” from being imported
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President who once banned trophy hunting begs MPs to stop wildlife 'destruction'
Ian Khama, the former of President of Botswana, is imploring UK MPs to attend a crucial Commons vote on Friday as efforts to ban trophy hunting imports gather pace
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Rod Stewart and Liam Gallagher lead stars demanding ban of 'vile' trophy hunting
A host of celebs - also including Brian Cox to Chris Tarrant - are backing the Mirror's campaign for animal trophy hunting to be banned ahead of a critical Commons vote on Friday
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Five cruel poachers slaughter tiger and her cub before skinning their carcasses
Five men were each jailed for five years for killing, skinning the carcasses and smoking the bones of a tiger and her cub in Thong Pha Phum National Park in Thailand in 2022
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Fears over Brexit 'backdoor' for trophy hunters to bring home sick souvenirs
Campaigners have moved to ease fears a forthcoming ban on imports of animal skins, severed heads and carcasses could have a 'loophole' created by the Northern Ireland protocol
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