A Midland MP has vowed to continue his campaign to ban hunting despite being named on a hit-list by a militant lobby group. Worcester MP Michael Foster has been contacted by police after he was named as a target by pro-hunt group the Real Countryside Alliance. The Labour MP was one of the first members to try to push through a law to ban hunting, currently going through the House of Lords. He said he will not be influenced by the rule of the mob after he was named as a target for harassment by the RCA. The group has been publicly disowned by the Countryside Alliance, which has also vowed to harass a defiant Mr Foster. Mr Foster said: These sort of threatsare not going to make me change my mind on hunting nor would they change the mind of any MP. That would be sending out a message to any strange individual that all they have to do is threaten MPs and they will back-track on policy. The irony is that the act is now in the House of Lords so the MPs have done their bit. The RCA, which is made up of small groups across the country, is also planning spectacular acts in a last-ditch attempt to force a Government climbdown. Although it has ruled out violence, the RCA has threatened to bring Worcester city centre to a standstill by releasing hundreds of farm animals on to the roads at rush-hour. Mr Foster added: I do not think it does their case any good if they disrupt the life of people in Worcester. They are not going to endear themselves to anyone if they release 250 sheep in Worcester city centre, which is what they have threatened to do. A spokesman for West Mercia Police said they could not comment on the security of individuals, but added: We do provide advice to people if there is a need to do so. But any such discussions are confidential. Other MPs who are understood to have been targeted by the RCA include Environment Ministers Alun Michael and Elliot Morley. Martin Salter, the Labour MP for Reading West, is believed to have asked for police protection after learning he was on a pro-hunt list. Clare Rowson, West Midlands regional director of the Countryside Alliance, said the organisation will be tracing the movements of anti-hunt MPs and has vowed to hound them. She said: I do not know what the RCA has planned but our remit at the moment is to hound MPs in their local constituencies if they have shown themselves to be prejudiced to rural life. MPs who have shown disregard for a workable solution on hunting can expect to be hounded wherever they go. They cannot sit in the comfort of their constituencies and think that they have got away with what they did. Sabotage plans are understood to have been discussed by the RCA after the House of Commons voted for a total ban on hunting on June 30. The group have previously considered targeting electricity pylons and food deliveries if hunting is completely banned. Worcester police said they would facilitate any lawful protests in the city but warned against unlawful demonstration. | 
