Scotland on Sunday: Anger as hunt forced to disband
- Frank Hurley. The historic Dumfriesshire Hunt in Scotland, which has been in existence for 150 years, has disbanded its pack of 80 dogs, the first victim of the Scottish parliament's legislation against hunting foxes with dogs.
- http://www.scotlandonsunday.com/scotland.cfm?id=1134182002

Telegraph: Hounds are sold as hunt becomes first victim of ban
- Auslan Cramb, Scotland correspondent. Sir Rupert Buchanan-Jardine has told the organisers that he could face prosecution if he continued to give the hunt access to his 20,000-acre estate.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/14/nshunt14.xml

Scotsman: Lord Watson's consistent inconsistency
- Leader. Lord Watson should choose between living up to the ministerial code of conduct or else forgo his salary and resign to champion his constituents' interests. Either would be honourable, but trying to run with the hare and the hounds is not on.
- http://www.news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?id=1122042002&tid=40

Scotsman: Watson hits out at hunt-ban report
- Hamish Macdonell. The tourism minister Lord Watson lashed out against The Scotsman when he read a report in yesterday's newspaper of his wish that he had never started the bill to ban fox hunting in Scotland.
- http://www.news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?id=1121512002&tid=40

Telegraph: Scottish police inquiry as hounds kill fox
- Auslan Cramb, Scotland correspondent. If action is taken, it could become the first test case under the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/05/nfox05.xml