Boxing Day tradition Faces End as Government Moves to Ban Trail Hunting

Boxing Day Hunts Face End as Government Moves to Ban Trail Hunting Boxing Day hunts could become a thing of the past under new plans to ban trail hunting, with the legislative process expected to begin next year. Trail hunting involves laying an artificial scent for hounds to follow rather than pursuing a live animal. The practice was introduced as an alternative to traditional fox hunting after it was banned by a Labour government in 2004. The proposed ban would effectively end organised hunts held on Boxing Day, a longstanding fixture of the rural calendar, and marks a further tightening of restrictions on hunting activities in England and Wales.