The prime minister, David Cameron, has assured shooters of his party’s support for the shooting sports
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Boxing Day hunts 250,000 strong
Estimates indicate that more than a quarter of a million people attended the traditional hunts on Boxing Day 2013
Court hounds Heythrop Hunt
Hunt ban ‘ineffective in Midlands’
Figures obtained by the BBC through a Freedom of Information request indicate that there has only been one prosecution under the Hunting Act in the Midlands since the Act came into force in February 2005.
Alliance highlights hunt stats
To coincide with the traditional start of the hunt season, the Countryside Alliance has drawn attention to statistics that it says show the Hunting Act is a failure and a waste of police time.
