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Celia Hammond Animal Trust Invaded By Hunt’s Hounds, Sussex Police Investigating After Cats Go Missing<\/b>
\nPolice have launched an investigation after a hunt\u2019s hounds chased a fox and deer through the grounds of an animal sanctuary, causing dozens of cats to \u201cflee for their lives\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Celia Hammond Animal Trust is home to 130 rescued cats at its Greenacres Rehoming Centre and Sanctuary, near Hastings, in East Sussex.<\/p>\n

Police announced on Friday they would be launching an investigation after a pack of \u201cuncontrolled\u201d dogs ran through its grounds, leading to 60 of its residents going missing.<\/p>\n

The animal sanctuary said in a statement: \u201cWe posted on social media about a very frightening and traumatic incident that occurred on Tuesday… at 4pm at our sanctuary in East Sussex when a pack of uncontrolled fox hounds in full cry ran through the sanctuary in pursuit of a fox and a deer forcing our resident cats who live<\/a> freely in the grounds to flee for their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sanctuary said Tuesday\u2019s events were \u201cextremely traumatic for our resident animals\u201d and \u201cshocking and distressing\u201d for staff and volunteers, who spent an hour and a half trying to \u201cchase the large fox hounds back out of the sanctuary grounds\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lodged a complaint with the police and East Sussex and Romney Marsh Hunt and will be seeking legal advice on the way forward,\u201d Celia Hammond Animal Sanctuary added.<\/p>\n

As of Saturday morning, eight cats were still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson on behalf of East Sussex and Romney Marsh Hunt said the huntsmen \u201capologised to the owners right away for any inconvenience caused\u201d.<\/p>\n

An earlier statement released by Sussex Police this week said that circumstances surrounding the incident were being \u201creviewed\u201d to establish whether any criminal offences had taken place.<\/p>\n

The latest statement from Sussex Police said that Tuesday\u2019s incident may have violated the Hunting Act.<\/p>\n

The force issued the following statement on Friday in a series of tweets on social media:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now investigating the incident at Celia Hammond Animal Trust, which potentially involves a number of complex areas of law, including dog legislation and the Hunting Act. If criminal offences are identified, we will move forward with a view to prosecution. \u201cWe will update when the investigating is complete. \u201cMany have asked why no action was taken immediately by the officers who attended at the time. Much of the detail of the incident has only come to light since we assisted sanctuary staff remove the dogs from the land to reduce the impact on the affected animals as quickly as possible. \u201cThe sanctuary owner has provided more information and officers are in touch with her. \u201cWe have to focus on fact and the law, which we uphold, but do not make. \u201cWhile we appreciate this is a very emotive subject, we would respectfully ask that you do not use other posts on our social media to make your points as this is having an impact on other important messages to keep people safe from threat and harm.\u201d
\nIn a statement to the Mirror Online,\u00a0a spokesperson for the hunt added: \u201cWe can confirm that hounds met at Udimore, near Rye on January 9 and were legally trail-hunting throughout the day to comply with the Hunting Act 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough nobody from the hunt witnessed hounds following anything other than their original trail, it is suspected that a few hounds might have deviated from their trail onto the scent of a live<\/a> quarry which they followed into the wildlife sanctuary.\u201d<\/p>\n

HuffPost UK has contacted East Sussex and Romney Marsh Hunt for further comment.<\/p>\n

Since the incident, thousands of pounds have been donated to the animal charity on its JustGiving page, with more than \u00a36,000 being raised at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

Last year, police launched an appeal for witnesses after a member of the East Sussex and Romney Marsh Hunt was caught on camera<\/a> repeatedly whipping a hunt saboteur.\u00a0
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