Puppy farming and trail hunting to be banned - but critics warn of 'war on the countryside'

Ministers are introducing a series of new measures to better protect pets and wild animals - but critics warn Labour "simply ...
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Trail hunting ban seen as blow to rural life

Rural groups have expressed dismay at the government's plans to ban trail hunting in England, calling it an attack on the ...

Labour bans trail hunting in another blow to countryside

Ministers will on Monday announce a ban on the field sport - in which hunters follow packs of hounds through the countryside in search of pre-laid scents rather than live animals.

Trail hunting to be banned in new government crackdown

The strategy also outlines plans to ban trail hunting and snare traps, alongside introducing a closed hunting season for ...