A terrified fox can be seen sprinting for its life after being chased by a pack of hounds during a ‘legal hunt’.
Video footage clearly shows the wild animal desperately avoid being captured and it is unclear whether it was able to escape.
It was being pursued by at least 10 hounds in Meon Hill and Admington in Warwickshire and the images have reignited the debate about trail hunting.
The video, filmed by the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs, shows people on horseback take part in a hunt on January 20.
A group of at least 10 hounds are seen taking part in a legal hunt in Meon Hill and Admington in Warwickshire
But footage clearly shows a terrified fox sprinting for its life as the hounds chase after it
The dogs seem to be following a scent but quickly divert their attention to a fox which was trying to flee.
It comes after protesters and supporters clashed on the streets on Boxing Day after Prime Minister Theresa May U-turned over plans for a vote on scrapping the ban.
Mrs May backed down on a promise to hold a vote on legalising fox hunting after opinion polls showed the public is still against it.
Fox hunting was made illegal in 2004 but drag and trail hunting is still permitted across the UK.
Hounds are allowed to follow a scent but aren’t able to chase foxes.
West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs posted online: ‘Another fox forced to run for its life from the Warwickshire hunt.
‘On Saturday the Warwickshire Hunt hunted around Meon Hill and Admington. Every time we go to the Warwickshire Hunt at the moment we are seeing foxes being chased.
The hounds were following a scent and later started chasing after the fox when it appeared
It is not clear whether the fox (pictured) managed to escape during the hunt on January 20
‘Saturday was no different, as soon as we arrived we saw a fox running with hounds very close behind. We don’t know if this fox escaped or not.
‘They spent the last part of the day hunting another fox around the Admington area, again we don’t know if this fox escaped or not.’
The post continued: ‘The National Trust have recently given the Warwickshire Hunt a License to use their land, despite the foxes that are filmed being chased on an almost weekly basis, despite a former hunt director receiving a caution for assaulting a sab and despite there being terrier-men present at every meet.
‘The National Trust have said there is no place for terrier-men at a ‘trail hunt’ so we’re not sure how the National Trust explain their presence at the Warwickshire. They are normally found illegally driving quad bikes with no license plates on.’
MailOnline has contacted the Warwickshire Hunt for comment.