Charges brought against Warwickshire Hunt and Shipston man, 23, over alleged killing of a fox last October

Charges have been brought over allegations that Warwickshire Hunt were involved with the killing of a fox last October.

Benjamin Halsall, 23 from Whatcote Road, Shipston-on-Stour, has been charged with Hunting a Wild Mammal With Dogs under the Hunting Act 2004, along with Warwickshire Hunt Limited, from Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

Halsall and Warwickshire Hunt Ltd will appear in Leamington Spa Magistrates Court on 31st May.

This follows an investigation by the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team into an alleged incident in the Idlicote area of Warwickshire on 9th October 2023, where dogs were allegedly involved in the death of a fox.