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Ramsbury Estates bans Vine & Craven Hunt 'with immediate effect' 'The estate became aware of certain allegations' John Garvey HUNTING has been banned with immediate effect on all land belonging to Ramsbury Estates Limited. The move follows a “serious”, but unspecified, incident on land near Hungerford involving the Vine & Craven Hunt. Ramsbury Estates Limited said in a statement: “The estate became aware of certain allegations made against the Vine & Craven Hunt last week. “This was following an outing by the hunt on the eastern side of the estate near Hungerford. “These allegations...

The Swedish billionaire owner of H&M has banned trail hunting on his 19,000-acre estate following accusations of foxes being illegally targeted.  Stefan Persson had previously allowed the Vine and Craven Hunt to ride on his Ramsbury Estates, which sprawls across Wiltshire, Berkshire and Hampshire. But saboteurs alleged that on Saturday, December 6, the Hunt used voice calls associated with foxhunting, which was made an offence in 2004.    The Hunt strenuously denies straying beyond the permitted form of trail hunting, but the clothing tycoon, who is worth around £20billion, has now bar...

But the hunt in question says the claims are ‘spurious’ There will be no hunting on the land “for the foreseeable future” after allegations were made against the Vine and Craven Hunt. A spokesperson for the estate said:                        “The Estate became aware of certain allegations made against the Vine & Craven hunt last week. This was following an outing by the hunt on the eastern side of the Estate near Hungerford. These allegations would be in contravention of the 2004 Hunting Act, and if true would be a very serious matter. We have spok...

But the hunt in question says the claims are ‘spurious’. There will be no hunting on the land “for the foreseeable future” after allegations were made against the Vine and Craven Hunt. A spokesperson for the estate said: “The Estate became aware of certain allegations made against the Vine & Craven hunt last week. This was following an outing by the hunt on the eastern side of the Estate near Hungerford. "These allegations would be in contravention of the 2004 Hunting Act, and if true would be a very serious matter. "We have spoken to the hunt who strenuously deny any wro...

Article bookmarked Don't show me this message again✕ Hounds from the Vine & Craven Hunt parade at Newbury racecourse. The billionaire owner of H&M has reportedly banned hunting on his estate (Getty Images) The billionaire owner of fashion chain H&M has reportedly banned hunting on his English estate with “immediate effect”. According to ITV News, the Swedish billionaire, who owns Ramsbury Estates, which covers 19,000 acres across Wiltshire, Berkshire and Hampshire, made the decision following allegations made against The Vine & Craven Hunt.  It is unclear what the exact allegations we...