Fox cubs kidnapped for cruelty
Watch the video footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7PjfphDsc0
Dear Mark,
Last month we received a tip off about a barn on land linked to the Middleton Foxhounds. We went to investigate and what we found was shocking.
If you were watching BBC News last night you may have caught their report on our investigation which has resulted in massive media exposure. So what did we find which has caused the media frenzy and a deafening silence from the Countryside Alliance and hunting community?
We found 16 fox cubs as young as 8 weeks without adults or vixens present. We also filmed an employee of the Middleton Foxhounds enter the shed.
So considering that hunts try to justify the cruelty of chasing and killing foxes as necessary to keep the fox population down, why would people working for a hunt be keeping young foxes? The answer is simple but terrible – they capture foxes so there is always a ready supply of animals to be chased by the hunt. Put bluntly, these foxes were kidnapped for cruelty.
VIDEO – WATCH OUR INVESTIGATION
We alerted the police who removed the foxes and arrested the hunt employee. The foxes, one of which sadly died shortly after the rescue, are being kept at a secret location and are now safe. Take a look at some of the photos following their rescue.
The hunters are trying to get the Hunting Act repealed, and one of their key arguments is that hunting with dogs is some form of ‘fox control’ service. Anyone seeing this footage can now see what a despicably false argument that is. Hunting with dogs is simply a cruel sport, nothing more.
Please share this footage far and wide to help us expose the lies and cruelty promoted by the hunters and Countryside Alliance. The BBC, Channel 4, Independent, Mirror, Times, Closer and many more are covering the story and we are delighted that our good friend Ricky Gervais is sharing the footage on social media.
But none of this could have happened without the generosity and support of people like you, Mark. Thank you so much. Together we are making a difference for animals.
Look out for even more coverage in the press over the weekend and for adverts we are placing in the papers to raise even more awareness of this shocking behaviour.
Kind regards,
Mark McCormick
Senior Communications Officer
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