Since the Hunting Act 2004 banned the hunting of wild mammals with dogs in England and Wales, hunts were forced to adopt legal alternatives. The most common are drag hunting, clean boot hunting and ...

Trail-hunting is set to be banned, the government has announced – to the delight of campaigners who say it is being used as a "smokescreen" to facilitate illegal hunting with dogs. The campaign ...

Trail hunts will "find a way" to survive despite a potential government ban, a group that works with hunt clubs has told the BBC. Trail hunting was introduced after the Hunting Act 2004 as an ...