Cubbing is a cruel and barbaric form of hunting used to train the hounds to kill and get a taste for blood. The season officially starts on August 1st and runs until the end of October. Despite what the hunts say, hunting a live mammal does not come naturally to a hound. This is where cubbing comes into play.
The hounds are put into a small woodland or crop field from one side, so as to flush out any foxes inside the area, whilst hunt supporters surround the woodland to prevent any fox cubs from escaping. Prior to the hunt, it is likely that Terriermen will cover up underground holes so as to prevent any foxes from escaping.
The hunt does this not only to train the hounds to kill but also to disperse foxes to a wider area so it is easier to hunt them during the main season. Prior to the introduction of the hunting ban, the Burns Inquiry found that of the estimated 25,000 foxes killed each year by registered packs, about 40% of these foxes are killed in the cub hunting season.
That’s up to 10,000 fox cubs ripped to pieces by hounds every single year. In order to stop this we must raise awareness of this barbaric activity and ask the public to report suspicious activity.
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Cubbing is the dirty secret of the hunting world and they would rather the public were kept in the dark. Over the next few months Keep The Ban will be exposing this cruel and barbaric pastime and educating the public about how to identify and stop it. Please consider donating or treating yourself to something in our shop and help us push the message to end this barbarism once and for all. Your support makes a massive difference. Thank you.