Cops are investigating a video of a fox hunt - after outraged campaigners alleged dogs were used to chase down the animals.<br /><br />The video appears to show a dog chasing a fox over a wall during a hunt near Kelso, Scottish Borders - and was slammed as 'abhorrent' by an anti-hunting group. <br /><br />Furious campaigners have reported the video, which was filmed near Hume Castle on December 22, to the police.<br /><br />The League Against Cruel Sports Scotland said what can be seen in the footage is 'unacceptable' and called for a ban on hunting to be tightened.<br /><br />Traditional fox hunting was banned in Scotland in 2002, but hunts in some forms are still allowed.<br /><br />Dogs can be used to flush foxes from cover and drive them into the open - but then the fox should be shot.<br /><br />The Buccleuch Hunt said it operated within the law at all times and described the allegations as ‘spurious’ and ‘politically-motivated’.<br /><br />Robbie Marsland, director of the League Against Cruel Sports Scotland said: "Whether or not this incident is deemed to be illegal remains to be seen.<br /><br />“But as far as we're concerned what can be seen in the footage is far from acceptable. <br /><br />“Allowing dogs to chase and terrorise wild mammals is abhorrent. End of story.<br /><br />"The footage has been passed to the police because in our view, it appears to be illegal hunting."
