The Scottish parliament is set to introduce stricter legislation on hunts involving packs of dogs.
Twenty years on from the fox hunting ban, MSPs are set to back new legislation which limits hunts involving packs of dogs.
It will repeal and replace the Protection of Wild Mammals Act, which was passed in 2002, and means hunters will no longer be able to use packs of hounds to flush out wild mammals unless they have a licence. "It's been illegal for 20 years, but deficiencies in the previous legislation have led to concerns that it persists.
Farmers, land managers and conservation groups have warned there are some terrains, on hills and in forests, where it would be impossible to hunt with only two dogs.He said: "It's key that we have access to a workable licence to use more than two dogs, for conservation reasons and for protection of livestock.
The law to ban foxhunting was controversial from the moment it was first proposed at the turn of the century. There were so many protests outside parliament that security had to be increased for the final vote.
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