Tynemouth MP today joined conservationist and wildlife presenter Bill Oddie at an event in parliament to call for a ban on the import of hunting trophies.

The local MP said “Recent figures show that nearly 400 hunting trophies from endangered animals have been imported into Britain in recent years, as well as almost 1 ton of elephant tusks.  Britain is a nation of animal lovers and I know that the vast majority of my constituents regard trophy hunting to be cruel, archaic and immoral.  The U.K. should show global leadership in helping to stop trophy hunting and a ban on trophy imports would be an important step to bringing trophy hunting to an end”