Hunting Dogs on the line

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[broadgage]

Drag hunting, whereby hounds chase a scent trail laid for the purpose, is to be banned. I support the ban for two reasons, firstly because live foxes are "accidently" killed, and because hounds are killed by trains and road vehicles.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9y20j259o

I think you'll find the plan is to ban trail hunting, not drag hunting.

Yes, and I thank you for the correction.

[grahame]

Geeze - here we go - again

https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/multiple-dogs-reportedly-hit-train-10744601

Multiple dogs are believed to have been hit by a train moments after 20 were seen running back and forth across train tracks in Saxilby.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident which happened shortly after 2pm on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Officers said the train involved was travelling between Lincoln and Doncaster when it noticed movement ahead of the train at Sykes Lane, Saxilby.

Once the driver saw there were dogs on the track he applied the emergency brakes and sounded the train's horn continuously. It has been reported that there were around 20 dogs, possibly more, and some were running towards the train whilst several were between the rails and others ran to the sides of the train.

Police said the dogs were fox hounds and it is understood that there was a horse rider nearby, possibly connected to a hunt. The train, which had been travelling at around 65mph, came to a stop just after the crossing.

It is unclear how many dogs were hit by the train, but Lincolnshire Police believe that one or maybe two were hit in the incident. The force is now appealing for information after some of the dogs died from the incident.