Theresa May has today backed down on election pledges to hold a vote on the fox-hunting ban in this parliament. The news will be welcomed by the majority of the population. Recent polling had suggested opposition to hunting in the UK was at an all-time high of 85 per cent, and ...
The PM has said that she has decided not to press ahead with her plans to reintroduce foxhunting. May wanted a vote in Parliament, which would have ended the ban on this blood sport, if it had gone the Government’s way. This U-turn could anger rural Tories in Conservative heartlands. ...
Police are investigating after violence broke out between pro and anti hunt groups - following the discovery of a dead FOX. There were angry exchanges between the opposing groups following the death of the animal, which is believed to have been killed by hounds during a New Year's Day hunt. ...
Climate change poses the greatest threat to medium sized predators such as foxes as it forces them to spend more time hunting for food, British researchers found. Medium-sized carnivores which generally weigh between one and ten kilograms, are more vulnerable because they spend the most time foraging. As the climate ...
A cheeky fox jumped on a tourist bus and went on a sightseeing tour of London - sitting on the upper deck. The curious animal hopped on the bus and went up to the top deck to get the best view of the capital's sights. A worker from Big Bus ...
A mum-of-two has hand-reared a fox cub which she lets play with her young children - despite it having a tendency to nip strangers. Natalie Reynolds, 35, keeps Jasper the fox with her three dogs, cat and horses at their home and even takes it out for walks on a ...
Liam Fox has announced a new board of trade with just one member - himself. Announcing the board today the Department for International Trade said it would “ensure the benefits of free trade are spread throughout the UK”, naming more than a dozen advisers to the body including former ministers ...
The RSPCA are hunting a cruel thug who shot dead a fox - with a PLASTIC ARROW. The animal was discovered by a member of the public with the arrow sticking out of his back left leg on Sunday (6/6). The charity were called but when the officer arrived at ...
Police are investigating after a snared dead fox was bizarrely left strung up on garden gate in broad daylight. Locals claim the homeowner caught the vixen in a snare trap set in his back garden to "catch rabbits to eat" - and then hung it at the roadside. Animal activists ...