Trail hunting to be banned as part of new animal welfare strategy 6 days ago Share
Smadar Spector
Trail hunting to be banned as part of new animal welfare strategy
Trail hunting is set to be banned in England and Wales as part of a new animal welfare strategy to be published by the government on Monday.
The practice sees an animal-based scent trail laid for dogs to follow rather than a real animal, while a group of hunters follows the pack on horseback.
It has remained legal since the 2004 hunting ban came into force, because it does not explicitly involve the killing of animals.
The government says it is acting on a manifesto commitment to outlaw a practice being used as a "smokescreen" for the hunting of wild animals. But hunting and countryside bodies say the move was unnecessary and could hurt rural communities.
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