BREAKING: Undercover Investigation exposes shooting of hunting hounds
Following a long running investigation carried out by the Hunt Investigation Team, supported by Keep The Ban, harrowing undercover footage has been released showing the Beaufort Hunt shooting dead four of their hounds.
Hounds like the ones shown mercilessly killed by the Duke of Beaufort Hunt are often deemed worthless for not showing enough hunting instinct or bloodlust. It is worth remembering that hounds are taught to kill and the barbaric pastime of cubbing plays a key role in ensuring hounds get a taste for blood.
You can watch the undercover footage and TAKE ACTION here, but do so at viewers discretion, the footage is distressing and will upset most viewers.
These shocking acts are further evidence ‘trail hunting’ is a smokescreen
It is farcical to think that the Duke of Beaufort Hunt and the other 300 registered hunts across the country carry out “trail hunting” as opposed to hunting foxes and other live mammals. If hunts genuinely were following artificially laid trails as opposed to hunting foxes, then why would they need to kill their hounds prior to the start of the hunting season?
Let’s end this - Be part of the movement to end fox hunting for good
In 2019 the National Trust gave licences to the Duke of Beaufort Hunt to use their land despite ongoing calls from Keep The Ban for these licences to be permanently ended. We have been campaigning on this issue since 2017 and now more than ever it is time for organisations such as Forestry England and the National Trust to stand up against the hunts and protect wildlife. If like us you’re sickened by the shooting of the hounds, and you want to take action then please support our campaign to end hunting licences given out by major landowners.
You can add your name to our open letter to Hilary McGrady, Director of the National Trust and Mike Seddon, Director of Forestry England asking that all licences be permanently scrapped.
The charade that is “trail hunting” has been well and truly exposed and we will not sit by and watch as our wildlife is chased and killed for entertainment. This is the beginning of the end for foxhunting in this country. Be a part of the movement and help us consign this barbarism to the history books.
Together we can ensure a more compassionate future for wildlife, and hounds. Together we can make difference.
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