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British opposition lawmaker John McFall is flanked by masked supporters of the League Against Cruel Sports outside Parliament in London. In a blow to the British tradition of blood sports, lawmakers on Friday gave initial approval to a bill, authored by McFall, that would ban fox, stag and hare hunting. The bill is not expected to become law - pro-hunting lawmakers will likely ambush it in the next stage of the parliamentary process. But the vote signals a sharp change in attitudes toward hunting after years of campaigning.