Clashes took place at hunt in Suffolk after speculation Theresa May might abandon pledge for free vote on foxhunting banPolice are investigating after clashes at a Boxing Day hunt in Suffolk, where it is claimed a fox was killed illegally. The Hunt Saboteurs Association posted a picture of a fox it says was illegally killed at the hunt and claimed its members were attacked as they tried to retrieve the dead animal. A Suffolk police spokeswoman said: “Around 2pm officers from Suffolk rural crime team were called to attend at the Great Thurlow hunt as a result of an incident being reported between the hunt and hunt observers. Lee Moon, spokesman for the Hunt Saboteurs Association, said hunts “flout the ban with impunity”. The Thurlow hunt spokeswoman said: “Two members of hunt staff were stopping hounds from following a fox that had jumped up in front of them while they were legally trail-hunting.

Source: The Guardian December 26, 2017 18:54 UTC