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The billionaire owner of fashion chain H&M has reportedly banned hunting on his English estate with “immediate effect”.
According to ITV News, the Swedish billionaire, who owns Ramsbury Estates, which covers 19,000 acres across Wiltshire, Berkshire and Hampshire, made the decision following allegations made against The Vine & Craven Hunt.
It is unclear what the exact allegations were. However, a spokesperson for the estate told ITV News that the hunt “have countered the allegations, but if proven, the law will take its course”.
In a statement published on social media, the Reading Hunt Saboteurs, an activist group that seeks to sabotage hunts in the name of animal welfare, celebrated the news, noting that it had attempted to interfere in a hunt last week.
“After last week’s Sab of The Vine and Craven Hunt on Ramsbury Estate we are pleased to let you know that the owner of the estate and chair of [H&M] Stefan Persson made the right decision to ban all hunting on the estate with immediate effect,” the group said.
An estate spokesperson told ITV News that hunting on the property had been “stopped with immediate effect”.
According to Forbes, Persson is worth more than £15bn.
Earlier this year, he stepped down as chair of H&M, with his son Karl-Johan taking over.
The Independent has contacted H&M, the Vine & Craven Hunt and the Reading Hunt Saboteurs for comment.
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