Hunters vow to carry on

HUNTING with dogs became illegal in England and Wales today - but hundreds of thousands of pro-hunt supporters vowed to continue.

The Countryside Alliance said that hunts would be out tomorrow, when they will try to keep within the law by drag hunting or flushing out foxes and shooting them.

While some packs said they would keep within the bounds of the Act, there are reports others will ignore it, and that the police will be hard pressed to enforce the ban.