{"id":314673,"date":"2026-02-02T21:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/shocking-footage-reveals-illegal-hound-hunts-in-rural-england\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:00:08","slug":"shocking-footage-reveals-illegal-hound-hunts-in-rural-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/shocking-footage-reveals-illegal-hound-hunts-in-rural-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking footage reveals illegal hound hunts in rural England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Hsple5GpLos\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Shocking footage reveals illegal hound hunts in rural England\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hsple5GpLos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s more than 20 years since hunting with hounds was banned in England. <\/p>\n<p>In December, Labour said it planned to follow through on its manifesto commitment to outlaw its legal replacement, known as trail hunting. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, Channel 4 News has been sent footage from across the country of hunters apparently chasing foxes &#8211; which has campaigners, politicians and even the police saying that trail hunting is just a \u201csmokescreen\u201d for people to keep chasing and killing foxes. <\/p>\n<p>And a warning, it contains graphic and distressing images of foxes being torn apart by hounds. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s more than 20 years since hunting with hounds was banned in England. In December, Labour said it planned to follow through on its manifesto commitment to outlaw its legal replacement, known as trail hunting. 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