I would say there is little in the NI report that supports the arguments of the hunters.
All quotes taken directly from
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/researc...2010/12310.pdf as per previous post
Impact of hunts
Effects
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There does not appear to have been a sharp decrease in the number of hunts in England since the ban.
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As described in the report this is due to the increase in trail hunting and other artificial hunts.
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An important fact highlighted by the articles is that no hunt has gone out of business, instead 34% report an increase in subscribers; while 10% say their numbers have decreased.
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Economy
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Information supplied by the Council of Hunting Associations conveyed that there has been a minimal loss of jobs which is due more to a number of hunts giving up picking up dead stock from farms because of the expense and bureaucracy of the service.
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The evidence from BETA on the numbers of horses and riders in the UK, suggest that the horse industry did not drop into decline since the ban, that other factors clearly kept it in the increase.
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There is then a discussion of the Pro's and Con's of a repeal of the Ban.
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So No Cultural and No Economic impacts of the ban as they have already moved to artificial hunts. In fact there has been an overall increase in hunt take up since the move to artificial hunts!!!