Hounds killed in festive hunt (From Swindon Advertiser)
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Hounds killed in festive hunt
9:58am Monday 4th January 2010 in News
SIX foxhounds taking part in the Beaufort Hunt in Wootton Bassett were killed on New Year’s Eve after being hit by a train.
It is believed the dogs ran on to the line into the path of a speeding train after picking up a fox scent.
Captain Ian Farquhar, joint master of the hunt, said: “Our hounds are like our family and we are distraught.”
The Beaufort Hunt has been described as Prince Charles’s favourite hunt.
