Boxing Day Hunt, Rivington, Lancashire. 26th Dec 2016. The annual Boxing Day Hunt takes place at Rivington in Chorley, Lancashire. The 'Huntmaster' parades the hounds round the paddock for the thousands of onlookers who come to see this event every year. © Cernan Elias/Alamy Live News
Animal-rights groups want the Scottish government to make this year's Boxing Day hunts the last to take place. The plea by the League Against Cruel Sports Scotland and OneKind comes after a review by Lord Bonomy who said fox hunting laws should be changed. He thought the current rules were "unduly complicated". Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said Lord Bonomy's findings were being considered "carefully" and would be responded to early in 2017 Boxing Day is a traditional time to hold hunts in the UK with the pro-hunting Countryside Alliance claiming that more than 200,000 people attend such events. [Source:BBC]
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