Hunt kills family fox, given €2500 fine by Gardaí

7th February 2021

Breaking news: an unregistered fox hunt who killed a beloved family fox has been fined €2500 euro for breaking Covid19 level 5 restrictions this morning in south Castlecomer, Kilkenny.

Leinster Hunt Saboteurs were called at 11:02am by Sarah* a local in the area south of Castlecomer. Sarah expressed that the hounds were in her garden and a fox had ran up her road. Leinster Hunt Saboteurs then advised the woman and her partner to film the hunters and call the Gardaí.

Sarah said she witnessed her fox friend running up the middle of her road looking exhausted, several seconds later around 20 hounds were seen running and howling after the fox.

“They were a fox I fed every second night… I saw the hounds running after the fox… we could hear it all… they were in my garden” – Sarah, an anonymous local of Castlecomer.

An unnamed Gardaí was called on the area and claimed to issue a €2500 euro Covid fine to the several men. Castlecomer Garda declined to comment on the matter. The Garda confirmed to Sarah they had killed her beloved family fox.

The hunt quickly vacated the area. Leinster Hunt Saboteurs stated they heard the sound of the horn over the phone and that the sound of the hounds howling was “clear and very loud” while on the call.

The various vehicle registrations of the hunt vehicles included Wexford, Kildare and Dublin as shown in the video captured by Sarah and her family. We have had dozens of reports throughout level 5 lockdown of hunts breaking covid restrictions to kill foxes and hares.

The nearest registered hunt in the area of Castlecomer is “Kilkenny Hunt”, however, they are 26km away so it is highly likely this pack was an unregistered pack. There is around 130 registered hunting packs and equally as many unregistered hunting packs in Ireland.

*Sarah is an alias we have given to this anonymous local who called LHS

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