Send a supplementary Response to the trail hunting consultation
Who should submit a supplementary response?
If your personal income or business interests may be impacted by a trail hunting ban, you are encouraged to complete a further submission — even if you have already used the Future for Hunting e-lobby tool.
Before you start
We recommend responding specifically to Questions 25 and/or 26 about the impact on businesses directly and indirectly linked with hunts.
If you have already completed the e-lobby, tick the box to say you have completed it and make this clear in your response.
Your details
Fill in your information
Consultation questions
Your responses
Question 1
Would you like your response to this consultation to be confidential in the event of an access to information request?
Question 5
If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, what is the name of that organisation?
Question 6
Where are you, or the organisation you are representing, located?
Question 25
How do you think the proposed ban on trail hunting might affect the income and activities of businesses directly linked with hunts which currently engage in trail hunting?
Guidance — suggested points to address
- Explain how a ban on trail hunting could affect your rural business.
- Outline your current staffing levels, including full-time and part-time employees (include numbers where possible).
- Describe how your business benefits from demand linked to trail hunting and related activities.
- Indicate what proportion of your turnover is connected to this activity (insert percentage or description).
- Explain how a ban could affect employment within your business and estimate how many roles might be at risk.
- Note any expected loss of turnover or reduction in demand for your services.
- Highlight the role trail hunting plays in supporting the wider rural supply chain.
- Give examples of other local businesses you work with or purchase from, and how reduced activity might impact them.
- Note any challenges in diversifying, particularly for small or specialist rural businesses.
- Explain how these impacts could affect the long-term viability of your business.
Question 26
Do you think that the proposed ban on trail hunting in England and Wales might affect other businesses not directly linked with hunts?
Guidance — suggested points to address
- Begin by ticking Yes on the consultation form.
- Highlight the contribution that hunting-related activity makes to the rural economy (e.g. around £100 million annual economic impact).
- Note that the overall impact may be greater when wider economic effects are taken into account.
- Describe the range of businesses supported by this activity, including those directly involved with hounds and horses.
- Outline the wider network of rural businesses that could be affected — farmers, hospitality providers, livery yards, transport providers, fuel suppliers, feed merchants, farriers and veterinary practices.
- Include other supporting trades where relevant, such as builders, electricians, plumbers, printers and caterers.
- Explain how a ban might impact farmers, particularly those who rely on services such as fallen stock collection.
- Emphasise that the effects would extend beyond hunts themselves.
- Conclude by noting the potential impact on the wider rural economy as a whole.