HEREFORD Times editor John Wilson said of reporting on hunt meets “We do so on the understanding (local hunts) are trail hunts and therefore legal”.
There is the issue.
All the evidence is that trail hunts are fox hunts.
The term was invented post-ban.
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The conviction of Hunting Office director Mark Hankinson for a webinar instructing 130-plus hunt staff on using trail hunts as a smokescreen to cover illegal fox hunting fully exposed the ploy for what it is.
Every local hunt has terrier teams accompany them. Why, if they are trail hunting?
Every local hunt has monitors reporting illegal fox hunting weekly.
Every local hunt can be found invading roads, endangering motorists and hounds.
Every local hunt aggressively blocks monitoring. Why, if nothing to hide?
No local hunt publishes their whereabouts to enable other locals to plan dog walking, horse-riding, moving stock etc – although the Ross Harriers do now seem to be changing to drag with artificial non-animal scent and to publish meets (no terrier teams either).
The havoc and interference caused to rural communities by fox hunting goes way beyond the poor fox.
Livestock, poultry and pets are all at risk of worrying or attack.
Lives are disrupted.There is trespass, criminal damage, intimidation and nuisance.
Karen Rock
Bromyard
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