Hunting with dogs.

[gerbilgirl]

Okay, I'm not really up to date with hunting legislation, it all confuses me to be honest. But basically, what is the law if your dogs are off-lead and kill a rabbit? Does this count as hunting with dogs?

 

[Tinkerbee]

I think rabbits are still fair game...

You can't kill hares, but keep killing the bunnies to your hearts content... because thats not cruel.

Also, I think if you 2 or less dogs, you're ok...?

I could be wrong!

 

[KarynK]

The the law says:

Hunting rats and rabbits
These can be hunted on your own land, or (with the permission of the occupier or owner) on other land.

 

[Vizslak]

Yep you can kill rabbits and rats legally with the permission of the land owner or on your own land....but not with a 'pack'. It's really a fantastic law, my dogs are so intellegent they were dead easy to train so they knew the difference between a rat and a mouse and a hare and a rabbit

 

[MurphysMinder]

If your dogs kill a mouse, just blame it on a cat, I think they are above the law.

 

[ChesnutsRoasting]

Hunting rats and rabbits is an exemption under the Hunting with Dogs Act 2004, so don't worry if they catch any