The Scottish Greens claim a licensing scheme in the new Hunting With Dogs (Scotland) Act is allowing the blood sport to 'continue through the back door'.
SNP ministers have been accused of “staggering complacency” over their fox hunting ban amid claims a loophole in the new law is being “exploited”. The Daily Record exclusively revealed in August how 41 licences for hunting with packs of dogs have been issued since the prohibition came into effect last year - including three quarters of cases permitting packs of at least 20 dogs.
Wildlife agency NatureScot and the Scottish Government have both insisted all licences issued have been to prevent serious damage to livestock. Scottish politics Speaking to the Record, Scottish Green MSP Ariane Burgess hit back: "The Scottish Government is showing staggering complacency if this is how they envisaged the system working. The number of licences that have been issued makes clear that this is being treated as a loophole and exploited.
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