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24th July 2017
05:32pm BST

The actor has spoken about his interest in hunting birds and foxes before, and often shares pictures of his prey on social media.
The actor previously posed smiling alongside 16 dead rabbits and boasted about how quickly it took him to kill them.
While the British Association for Shooting and Conservation deemed Jones’ hunt “necessary to ensure that damage to game, wildlife and livestock is kept at acceptable levels”, the League Against Cruel Sports said it was “nothing less than a massacre".how about this in 2 hours pal pic.twitter.com/5OR4FrfGHZ
— Vinnie Jones (@VinnieJones65) January 27, 2017
“The extermination of such a large number of foxes cannot be interpreted as simply dealing with a rogue fox problem or wildlife management,” chief operating officer, Philippa King said. “Although the activity may be legal, there is no doubt it is unethical and likely totally unjustified – as fox populations are self-regulating.
The joy expressed here highlights the true nature of this activity, which is killing wildlife for fun & has nothing to do with fox control. pic.twitter.com/1NTdkcMKAU
— The League (@LeagueACS) July 24, 2017
“The joy expressed here highlights the true nature of this activity, which is killing wildlife for fun and has nothing to do with fox control.”Jones has since deleted the post from his social media profile.
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