Hunting group suspended over fox-killing claims
Police and the Hound Sports Regulatory Authority are investigating the allegations
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A hunting group has been suspended by a governing body over allegations of a fox being killed.
The British Hound Sports Association (BHSA) has suspended the Coniston Foxhounds, based in Cumbria, after allegations were made over a meet on 9 November in Ambleside in the Lake District.
The Hound Sports Regulatory Authority is carrying out an independent investigation, the BHSA said.
Cumbria Police said it also received a report of illegal fox-hunting and was investigating.
A spokesman for the BHSA said it had been made aware of footage circulating online showing "behaviour of serious concern".
The footage had not been verified, but the Coniston group was suspended "with immediate effect, as a precaution", they added.
The spokesman said: "The BHSA strongly condemns the behaviour shown in the footage and will ensure that, should any BHSA-recognised hunt or member be found to have been involved, appropriate disciplinary action will follow."
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