A petition to ban hunts on Sundays and Wednesdays in France is gathering momentum, however blood sports in France are unlikely to be banned or curtailed any time soon
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Socialist Dr Viard says that hunting is often seen as part of the rural identity and ‘attacking it can be seen as towns telling the country how to live’Pic:EBASCOL / ShutterstockByRory Mulholland
The death of a motorist by a hunter’s bullet that ricocheted off a stone next to a dual carriageway has swung the spotlight back on to an activity entrenched in rural culture.
Blood sports create a dilemma for President Macron.He knows that whatever votes hunters might provide will be matched by those from the anti-hunt and environmental brigade.
Sociologist Jean Viard, of Sciences Po university in Paris, said: “He might ban hunting on Wednesdays, which wouldn’t make much of a difference as…
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