Officials enact controversial hunting ban despite pushback: 'We will continue to keep an eye on things'

Officials enact controversial hunting ban despite pushback: 'We will continue to keep an eye on things'

A hunt group in England will no longer participate in trail hunting following concerns that wild animals could be attacked and killed.  Per the Isle of Wight County Press, the Hunting Act banned hunters in the United Kingdom from using dogs to kill most wild mammals in 2004.  Hunt supporters told the BBC that the ban could affect livelihoods in rural communities. However, there are reportedly still 170 hound packs in England and Wales.  Since th…