YOUR report claiming hundreds of hunting hounds face being shot if MPs back a ban on blood sports is alarming and causes great concern to the RSPCA in the North West.
It is irresponsible of the Holcombe Hunt to make this suggestion.
Many hunts are likely to switch to the humane alternative of drag hunting once live quarry hunting is banned and the RSPCA will actively encourage alternative uses for hounds that do not involve cruelty.
In the event of a ban, hounds will remain the property of the hunt kennels. The RSPCA will offer to assist in managing the rehoming of hounds should individual hunts choose not to keep some or all of their hounds.
KEVIN HEGARTY, RSPCA North West regional press officer.
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