26/12/2025
No Boxing Day hunt in Wymondham is a step forward in my view! Some will disagree as it’s “tradition” or for other reasons but personally as a former hunt saboteur I’ve seen the barbaric “fox hunt” in all it’s cruelty and it’s been proven trail hunting is often a cover.
Boxing Day and trail hunting. Let’s talk about it.
Trail hunting is claimed to mean following a pre-laid, artificial scent.
But time and time again, it has been used as a thin cover for illegal fox hunting — same horses, same hounds, same outcomes. Different name.
Foxes are not pests.
They are intelligent, social, adaptable animals who form family bonds, solve problems, and play a vital role in our ecosystems. Watching a fox move — curious, alert, elegant — you see a creature doing exactly what nature designed it to do.
Chasing an animal to exhaustion and death for “sport” is not tradition.
It is cruelty dressed up as heritage.
Yes — if you keep chickens or livestock, you have a responsibility to protect them properly. Secure housing, fox-proof fencing, good husbandry. That responsibility lies with us — not with killing wildlife for existing.
This loophole is finally being closed. Trail hunting as a cover is being exposed, challenged, and will soon be banned completely. Because compassion, science, and ethics are catching up with outdated practices.
Protect wildlife.
Question traditions that rely on suffering.
Stand up for animals who cannot speak.
This isn’t about countryside vs city.
It’s about kindness, responsibility, and progress.
Foxes deserve better.
Thank you for the tee shirt
