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28 October 2014

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Thousands head to London to represent Devon in Liberty and Livelihood March

Hunting is a major, but not the only, concern.
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An estimated 15,000 people have made the trip from Devon to London for the Countryside Alliance Liberty and Livelihood March.

Hunting is the major issue for protesters who believe their way of life is being eroded.

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The primary aim for most marchers is to put pressure on the government not to introduce legislation for a complete ban on hunting.

Marchers want to put pressure on the government not to ban hunting

But hunting is not the only concern, Countryside Alliance supporters see it as a symbol of a rural way of life under threat - with farming struggling and young people unable to afford houses in the communities they grew up in.

The Alliance claims that the march calls for rural people to have the right to live responsibly as they choose, and for the government to address what it calls the 'real' problems of the countryside - destroying its culture and its children's future.

Meanwhile anti -hunt campaigners remain confident that a bill to ban hunting will follow the Rural Affairs Ministers Consultation period.

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