Man and hunting group charged after fox death
Warwickshire Police said dogs were allegedly involved in the death of a fox
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A hunting group and a 23-year-old man have been charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs after the death of a fox.
Warwickshire Hunt Limited and 23-year-old Benjamin Halsall have been charged under the Hunting Act 2004.
This follows an investigation by the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team into an alleged incident in the Idlicote area of Warwickshire on 9 October 2023, where dogs were allegedly involved in the death of a fox.
Mr Halsall, from Whatcote Road in Shipston-on-Stour, and the hunting group from Kidlington in Oxfordshire, will appear at Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court on 31 May.
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