article_snippet: And while the sport's ban in Britain over animal welfare concerns 10 years ago is still debated, the American hunt is a chase - the intent is not to kill a fox.
article_snippet: In many places red foxes are a rarity in the US so the hounds chase coyotes - a distant cousin of the fox - instead.
article_snippet: a December 14 2014 fox hunt is a chase - the intent is not to kill a fox .
highlights_snippet: And while the sport's ban in Britain over animal welfare concerns 10 years ago is still debated, the American hunt is a chase and the intent is not to kill a fox .
  