28th March 2026
A probe has been launched into an alleged killing on a Cotswolds ‘fox hunt’ with police asking for anyone with any information to get in touch.
Gloucestershire Police says it has launched an investigation into reports that a fox was killed on Wednesday, March 11, after it had been chased through the village of Condicote.
Campaign group Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs claimed it found a blood stain in a garden at the event put on by the Heythrop Hunt group, which is based at Swinbrook, near Burford.
The Hunting Act 2004 made it an offence for a person to hunt a wild mammal with a dog, unless the hunting falls within one of the exempt categories which includes certain forms of stalking and flushing out.
The Labour Government has said it plans to ban trail hunting as part of their animal welfare reforms.
Gloucestershire Police has said that information can be provided online by completing this form and quoting the incident reference 252 of March 11.
A police spokesperson said: “We can confirm police received a report in relation to an alleged illegal fox hunt in Condicote near Stow-on-the-Wold on Wednesday, March 11 with a report that a fox had been killed.
“An investigation is ongoing and police would like to hear from anyone who has any information in relation to this report.”
The Heythrop Hunt has been approached for comment.
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25976605.probe-launched-alleged-killing-cotswolds-fox-hunt/
It’s good the police are getting involved but would not be necessary if this Government had sorted these scum out a year ago and banned trail hunting. Also I thought the hunting season had ended. Very strong laws are needed to deal with LAW BREAKERS of any kind.????????????????????????????????????????????????When this government finally does bring in a law banning trail hunting then the dogs should be taken away from all these hunts and rehomed and I would say even the horses because they will be surplus to requirement and these evil bastards will just kill them in particular the dogs as has been done many times before when not needed anymore.