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SNP's attempts to stamp out fox hunting in Scotland ‘do not go far enough,’ Scottish Labour says
Riders and hounds as they take part in a hunt meet

ATTEMPTS by SNP ministers to stamp out fox hunting across Scotland “do not go far enough,” Scottish Labour said today.

The party’s intervention came ahead of this week’s final vote on legislation aiming to close loopholes in hunting laws north of the border.

Since 2002, it has been illegal to hunt a wild mammal with a dog, though there are exceptions in some circumstances.

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