Three men have been arrested by Wiltshire Police after a video was leaked showing foxes being dug out of the ground and thrown to a pack of hounds.
A 29-year-old man from Lacock, a 38-year-old man from Bromham and a 35-year-old man from Devizes are in custody following their arrest in connection with the incident.
They are being held on suspicion of offences under Section 1 of the Hunting Act 2004 (hunting a wild animal with dogs), the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (causing unnecessary suffering) and The Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (disturbing a sett).
Chief Inspector James Brain said: “After being made aware of this disturbing footage, our officers have acted quickly to detain a number of people in relation to suspected wildlife offences. I would like to thank members of the public in responding to our appeal for information relating to this.
“We take such allegations extremely seriously and we continue to appeal for anyone with further information to contact us.”
Anyone with information relating to this alleged incident is asked to call police on 101 quoting log 54230014294. Alternatively, you can leave information anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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