Video shows hunting dogs mauling a deer in North Yorkshire
A video has ben released showing a pack of hunting dogs mauling a roe deer as it tries to escape.
West Yorkshire Hunt Saboteurs recorded the footage on land north of Askham Richard in North Yorkshire on Saturday 4 January.
The group claimed the dogs were from the Badsworth and Bramham, Moor/York and Ainsty South hunting groups and were "out of control".
A spokesperson for the hunt described it as an unfortunate incident, but blamed the saboteurs for "blowing a hunting horn and distracting the hounds".
North Yorkshire Police said it was investigating the incident.