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Shooting hares in England will be banned for most of the year as part of sweeping changes to animal welfare law.

At the moment, it is legal to shoot the animals during their breeding season, with pregnant hares left to bleed out, and leverets โ€“ their young โ€“ often orphaned as a result.

Ministers are also expected to announce the implementation of a ban on trail hunting, where hounds follow a scent rather than pursue a live animal. This was a manifesto commitment, and the new animal welfare strategy that will be announced on Monday is understood to outline a planned legislative pathway to the ban.

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