CommentJames HockadaySunday 26 Dec 2021 11:44 am2.4kSHARES

Chris Packham calls Boxing Day ‘trail’ hunts a ‘smokescreen for cruelty’

A heartbreaking animation depicting the brutality of fox hunting has been released in a bid to expose how huntsmen still manage to get away with it.

Narrated by naturalist and campaignerChris Packham, the video claims legal trail hunts are used as a ‘smokescreen’ to cover up what’s really happening.

This ‘cruelty free’ version of hunting involvesdogschasing the scent of a fox, as opposed to the animal itself.

Fox hunting was outlawed in 2004, but campaigners argue trail hunting provides legal cover for it to continue as before.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.493.0_en.html#goog_1440472999PauseNext video0:21Full-screenRead More

However, the Countryside Alliance insists it is a ‘lawful activity’, accusing ‘fanatics’ of making ‘ridiculous claims’ about the…