It has been illegal to use dogs to hunt animals in England and Wales
Remote control aircraft could be used by an
anti-hunting group to gather evidence of hunts breaking the law.
The League
against Cruel Sports will use cameras mounted on the aircraft to
monitor any illegal activity that would otherwise be difficult to film on the
ground.
A charity spokeswoman said evidence would be
collected and passed on to the police.
The Countryside Alliance said the idea was
"completely impractical".
“There are
some really quite profound arguments going on about whether a non-governmental
organisation should be able to carry out these sort of activities without
proper scrutiny” Tim BonnerCountryside Alliance
A spokeswoman for the league said: "No one
owns the upper stratum of airspace so provided the drones fly at a reasonable
height so as not to cause a nuisance they will not be trespassing.
"We would only use this equipment if we
believed illegal activity was taking place, we wouldn't just go out and monitor
anybody."
Continued: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21812600
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