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A shortcast with Off the Leash's Dominic Dyer and Charlie Moores about the announcement today from the National Trust that they will no longer issue licences for so-called trail hunting on their land.
To quote from the NT's statement, Harry Bowell, Director of Land and Nature said: “The board of trustees has carefully considered this issue. Its decision to issue no further licences for trail hunting is based on a wide range of considerations. These include - but are not limited to - a loss of trust and confidence in the MFHA, which governs trail hunting, the vote by National Trust members at our recent AGM, the considerable resources needed to facilitate trail hunting and the reputational risk of this activity continuing on our land.”