Still sabbing the bastards
Damien Pearse The Guardian, Saturday September 20 2008 A teenage gamekeeper who clubbed to death badgers and shot buzzards then recorded the illegal killings in a coded diary has been spared jail. Kyle Burden claimed he killed the animals ahead of the shooting season to protect pheasants and partridges, game for wealthy visitors to a …
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The Hunting Act makes it illegal to chase and kill foxes, deer, hares and mink with a pack of dogs. There are several exemptions, however, but these are clearly and narrowly defined. For instance, it can be legal to flush out wild animals using one or two dogs, or to use dogs below ground in …
Huddersfield Daily Examiner SHOOTING groups have condemned protests by hunt saboteurs at Meltham. The saboteurs have vowed to hold more protests to stop shooting at Meltham Moor after police were called when the Hunt Saboteurs' Association disrupted a shooting party on the moors above the village. The saboteurs claim they used non-violent direct action tactics …
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SABOTAGE . . . shooters look on as members of the NWHSA attempt to stop the grouse hunt ANTI-hunt activists sabotaged a grouse shoot on Saddleworth Moors and warned hunters they would be back to put a stop to any future activity. Activists from the North West Hunt Saboteurs Association stood next to shooters to …
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