A member of the public was passing Sturgate Airfield, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire at approx 3pm on Wednesday February 6th 2008. They noticed some very large dogs bounding down the runway and realised there were two horsemen accompanying them. They then saw the full hunt - about 20 riders in dark blue velvet jackets. A spokesman …
Hunt ‘chased fox into empty village house’
By Oliver Jelley Hounds chased a fox into an empty house in a Northamptonshire village before cornering and killing the animal in the bathroom. Villagers said dogs from the Grafton Hunt gained access to the house in Chapel Lane, Maidford, near Towcester, through an open backdoor before pursuing the fox inside and then killing it, …
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Crawley and Horsham Foxhunt hounds killed
Crawley and Horsham hunt, West Sussex Hounds killed and injured after chasing a fox over a busy road (A281) Tuesday 12th Feb. 08 just north of Shermanbury, W. Sussex Crawley and Horsham hounds chased a fox over the road just north of Shermanburry, Partridge Green, W. Sussex, which resulted in two hounds being struck by …
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‘Horror hounds’ terrorise street
GLANAMAN residents have spoken of their anger and fear after their street was invaded by a pack of foxhounds on Saturday morning. People living in Llwyncelyn Road say the peace of their "quiet, country road" was shattered by a pack of around 30 dogs and followers of what they claim was an illegal hunt pursuing …