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Senior figures within the fox hunting lobby were caught on camera admitting that ‘trail’ hunting is a “smokescreen” for the chasing and killing of foxes. Read more
Our Director of Campaigns, Chris Luffingham, said:
“This is huge. This finally seems to be an admission from the hunting lobby that they’ve been ignoring the law for the past 15 years.
“It’s what we’ve been saying since 'trail' hunting was invented after the Hunting Act came into force in 2005 – that it’s a smokescreen for real hunting.”
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