Fox hunters gather despite ban on using dogs for kill
THOUSANDS of fox hunters keen to continue their traditions were gathering today for the new season.
Richard Dodd of the Countryside Alliance said hunts wanted their meets to be as normal as possible, despite the ban on hunting with hounds which came into force this year.
"It will look the same, feel the same and smell the same, but will not quite be the same," he said.
Many of the hunts would be trail hunting and exercising hounds, said Mr Dodd. Others have taken to hunting foxes with birds of prey.
Nigel Maidment of the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt claimed the Hunting Act, banning the traditional country sport, had backfired on the Government.
But John Rolls, RSPCA Director of Animal Welfare Promotion, said: "Since our raison d'etre is to prevent cruelty to animals, we believe that the Hunting Act is a very important step forward for animal welfare."
Email to a friend
Print this page- Family mourn death of Glasgow ‘fight’ schoolboy
- Rangers takeover: Duff & Phelps threaten legal action against BBC
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
- Rangers administration: Fans fear Duff & Phelps claims could scare off Green
- Rangers takeover: triple penalty punishment enough, says Johnston
- Alistair Darling leads ‘No to independence’ fight over tea and biscuits
- Scottish independence: SNP flip-flops over Nato
- Scottish Independence: SNP ‘won’t be Yes campaign’s only voice’
- Scottish independence: Alex Salmond’s pledge to sign up 1m voters
- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Sunday 27 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 10 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 21 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
