BASC supports an amendment to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill which means the cultural traditions, religion, and heritage of animals have to be respected in government policy.
Successful amendment to Sentience Bill reassures those who work with animals Read more...
BASC has backed the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill regarding pump-action shotguns.
Bill to restrict pump-actions will not become law says BASC Read more...
BASC believes that sustainable shooting will benefit from a review of EU legislation through the ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill.
New Bill can untie shooting’s red tape Read more...
What does the most recent parliamentary stage of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill mean for sustainable shooting?
Questions of sentience Read more...
Environment Secretary George Eustice MP has highlighted the conservation credentials of shooting during the Conservative Conference in Manchester.
Environment Secretary highlights shooting’s conservation benefits Read more...
BASC has urged the Labour Party to listen to rural voters during its reception at the Labour Party conference in Brighton this weekend.
BASC raises key issues for shooting at Labour conference Read more...
BASC opposes a proposal to ban snares in Wales and is calling on the Welsh Government to justify the plans by producing scientific evidence.
BASC opposes ban on snares in Wales Read more...
Read our statement following a response for the Welsh Minister for Economy after shooting businesses in Wales were excluded from Covid funding.
BASC statement in response to Welsh Government’s refusal to support shooting businesses Read more...
BASC has joined forces with the Angling Trust to lobby on the upcoming Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, highlighting the potential impact the law could have on sustainable shooting and angling.
BASC joins forces with Angling Trust on animal sentience Read more...
BASC’s Conor O’Gorman says a public attitudes survey on the UK fur trade risks government policy decisions being based on emotion rather than evidence.
Fur trade ‘public attitudes’ survey sets a dangerous precedent​ Read more...
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