Four years after John Blair’s bill was rejected by the assembly he plans to make a renewed effort to ban hunting ...

Concerns have been raised about the future of shooting in Northern Ireland, after the MLA behind a proposed ban on fox ...

The consequences of a “poorly conceived” law to ban fox hunting have not been thought through – and would cause confusion, ...

The Government is set to ban trail hunting, for fear it is being used as a “smokescreen” for chasing and killing wild animals.

The late Bill Tarrant, who was once called the “poet laureate of dogdom,” had a soft place in his heart for the smaller breeds. He called them vest-pocket dogs and admired their lively spirit and work ...

Trail hunting was a replacement, but critics argued it enabled hunts to continue killing foxes and hares. With trail hunting, ...

Reports of suspected illegal fox hunting have increased across the board ahead of a government consultation on controversial ...

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Boxing Day hunts could soon disappear entirely, with the process to ban trail hunting due to commence next year. Trail hunting involves laying a scent for the hunt to pursue instead of a live animal, ...