 A FARMER who has lost new-born lambs to foxes last night vowed to carry on hunting. Trefor Jones came to the defence of a hunt that was suspended by its governing body following allegations by animal rights protesters of "cruel and barbaric" practices. As he set out to go hunting for foxes on his farm near Llangollen, Mr Jones said: "I've lost a lot of lambs - five have been killed by foxes over the last six nights." Yesterday, Plas Machynlleth Fox Hounds in Powys was accused of cruelty after the League Against Cruel Sports released a video appearing to show a fox being savaged by dogs, instead of being shot. The hunt was immediately suspended by its governing body, the Federation of Welsh Packs, while it holds an inquiry into the allegations. Mr Jones, of Rhyd Onnen Isaf, Rhewl, a member of Llantysilio Foxhounds, criticised the League for putting pressure on hunts. He said: "Me and my brother Gareth have been working four hours extra each night for the past week because of foxes. "We've had to bring forward the milking three hours to 3pm so that we can keep a night vigil to try and guard our lambs against foxes. "We've seen a fox every night but haven't been able to catch it. People like the League Against Cruel Sports say we should use lamps to try and get the fox into a light before shooting it, but from our experience that's not possible because foxes are frightened of lamps. | 
