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Fox hunting: Is relaxation of ban a necessity or barbaric?

MPs are set to vote on government plans to relax the ban on fox hunting, while a Comres poll for this programme suggests three-quarters of Britons are against making it legal again.

Traditional fox hunting with dogs is illegal across Britain, however, in the past decade, hunts in England and Wales have been able to flush out foxes using only two dogs, as long as the foxes are then shot as quickly as possible.

The government wants to allow more dogs to be used to help rural hill farmers who are losing livestock.

Jim Reed reports from north Wales.

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