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24th June 2019 Foxes and hares are iconic animals, both playing a major role in Scotland’s mythology and valued by its people. Yet both are routinely killed in large numbers across Scotland. You would be forgiven for thinking fox hunting was banned in Scotland. After all, MSPs voted to ban it in 2002. Before the …
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24th June 2019 Trio who were working as gamekeepers convicted over animal’s death in Co Waterford The Department of Heritage has welcomed the successful prosecution of three men over the illegal killing of an otter that was found dumped in a bag in Co Waterford in 2017. The three men, who were working as gamekeepers …
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