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Upsetting footage captured the moment three hounds allegedly died after being hit by cars when a hunt crossed a "busy" road.

Video taken by upset campaigners showed the dogs whimpering while being tended to by activists who claimed the dogs died at the scene.

The hounds were allegedly discovered by hunt saboteurs after they had the crossed the road with horses from the Middleton Hunt.

Protesters can be heard calling the police while others stroke the dogs who are sprawled out motionless on a grass verge.

(Image: Hunt Saboteurs Association/SWNS)

Sabs are calling on the hunting group to make sure trails stay away from busy roads, following the incident in near Norton, in North Yorkshire on Saturday.

It comes weeks after Middleton Hunt master Charles Carter quit as a Tory councillor after he was filmed telling a female activist: "I'd quite like to s*** you."

Lee Moon, spokesman for the Hunt Saboteurs Association, said: "The Middleton claim to be following an artificial trail.

"If that's the case why on earth would they lay a trail anywhere near such a busy road.

(Image: Hunt Saboteurs Association/SWNS)

"In fact if they're trail hunting, as they claim, then surely they can plan their activities in such a way that they NEVER have to cross main roads.

"Every week, hunts across the country endanger human and animal lives with their reckless behaviour.

"The Middleton Hunt is clearly out of control and as usual it is hunt saboteurs who are bringing their activities to the attention of police and public."

(Image: Reuters)

The saboteurs claim the incident took place on the B1248 which goes through fields near Norton on Saturday afternoon.

They claim three dogs were killed and more were injured when the hounds were led across the road by a huntsman, close to a bend in the road.

It is not the first time the Middleton Hunt has come under scrutiny. In 2013, four hunt members admitted hunting a fox with a dog and were fined by York magistrates.

Mirror Online has approached Middleton Hunt and police for comment.