The Herald: Fight moves to court as fox hunting is banned
- Murray Ritchie and Robbie Dinwoodie. A challenge before the European Court of Human Rights is now inevitable.
- http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/107533085.html?did=107533085&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT

The Herald: Executive must intervene with compensation
- Leader. The real victims are the people who will lose their jobs and property interests without compensation because hunting will become a criminal activity. They are blameless. It is not market forces, but a change in the law that will deprive them of th
- http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/107533057.html?did=107533057&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT

BBC: Hunt Bill hits more trouble
- The current Bill appears not to outlaw Scotland's 10 traditional mounted hunts.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1795819.stm

BBC: Pro-hunt battle moves to courts
- Supporters of hunting with hounds threaten court action as the Scottish Parliament votes for a ban. Video link.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1819605.stm

Telegraph: Foxhunting Bill delay 'insulting'
- Tom Peterkin, Scottish political correspondent. Foxhunting Bill delay 'insulting' By Tom Peterkin, Scottish Political Correspondent (Filed: 08/02/2002) THE MSPs behind the Scottish foxhunting ban were yesterday accused of bringing the S
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/02/08/nhunt08.xml

The Scotsman: Hunting ban will not end problems
- Hamish MacDonell. Discusses the problems of enforcement, compensation and the bill as amended, as hunting itself was not made illegal.
- http://thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=170122002

Telegraph: This hunting Bill shows how bad Scotland's Parliament is
- Leader. Fearing that the courts would not convict professionally conducted hunts if the charge was causing unnecessary suffering, the opponents of hunting have chosen instead to criminalise certain groups of people. Link to news story.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2002/02/14/do1401.xml

The Scotsman: A vote for flawed and ambiguous legislation
- Leader. The drafting of the bill is so muddled and imprecise that it is by no means clear whether it will do what its supporters say it will do. Links to four additional stories which include roll call votes and a list of the hunts.
- http://www.news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=40&id=173502002

Guardian: Scotland bans fox-hunting
- Kirsty Scott. Even its supporters say the bill is a tortuous piece of legislation, riddled with potential loopholes, but the intent is clear: mounted fox-hunting, fox-baiting and hare-coursing will be a criminal offence in Scotland punishable by a £5,000
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/hunt/Story/0,2763,649809,00.html