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National Trust narrowly rejects trail hunting ban
by Peter Frost

MEMBERS of the National Trust have narrowly rejected banning trail hunting on the organisation’s land. 

A ban on trail hunting — in which hounds chase down scent trails rather than live animals — was defeated by just 299 votes at the trust’s annual general meeting in Swindon on Saturday.

But trust member Helen Beynon tried to get it banned after witnessing the pack start chasing live animals instead of the scent.

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