It is a decision applauded by anti-hunting groups. The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Foxhounds, one of Scotland's oldest clubs, has announced it is ending the more than 250-year-old tradition of fox hunting, the BBC reported on Saturday.

After meeting one last time, the hunters explained their decision by the fact that increasing urbanization and the lack of accessible rural land had made hunting dog breeding "unviable".

New restrictions untenable

New hunting restrictions imposed by the Scottish Government have also pushed the club to cease their activity, explains the Daily Record. "It is clear that the restrictions in place have not been respected, the restrictions in place were not feasible and, as a result, hunters have thrown in the towel," a spokesman was quoted by the BBC as saying.

The Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Foxhounds' decision comes weeks after the dissolution of another group, Fife Foxhounds.

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