The truth about fox hunting

The Week checks out claims that hunting is necessary to control the fox population

Anti-fox hunting rally
Demonstrators at an anti-fox hunting rally in July 2015
(Image credit: Stuart C Wilson / Getty)

More than a decade after the hunting ban was introduced in England and Wales, fox hunting is back on the political agenda, with Theresa May pledging a free vote on hunting if the Tories win.

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