A JUDGE has told a Northumberland hunt master to consider himself “fortunate” after he was cleared of a firearms offence. Frank Houghton-Brown, joint master of the Tynedale Hunt, found himself in trouble with police during a cross-country vermin-shooting expedition. Officers found the weapon when they broke into his car in York, following a call from …
‘Fox in a box’ rumours quashed by hunt
North Shropshire joint-master Andy Wheals has silenced rumours concerning why hunting was cut short at the pack's opening meet. Hunting was abandoned on Saturday, 30 October shortly after 1pm. Since then, rumours have circulated that saboteurs produced a "fox in a box" to try to catch the hunt out. One member of the field wrote …
Badger Protection League
In an unprecedented move wildlife rescue and conservation groups across the UK are banding together to fight the Coalition Government's proposed badger slaughter, and they have won the backing of some of the country's best known conservationists and campaigners - among them Sir David Attenborough, Simon King, Joanna Lumley, Chris Packham, Virginia McKenna and Brian …
BBC News – Huntsman first to be convicted twice under Hunting Act
A huntsman from Somerset has become the first person to be convicted twice under the Hunting Act. Richard Down, 47, from West Bagborough, was found guilty at Taunton Magistrates Court of hunting a wild mammal with more than two dogs. He was convicted for chasing an injured stag with three hounds. Under the act, only …
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New legal info
Hunt sabs and the law part 1 - what sabs can and can't do - legally speaking (first featured in HOWL 94, Spring 2010) Hunt sabs and the law part 2 - what can hunts get away with - legally speaking (first featured in HOWL 95, Summer 2010) Know your rights - an activists guide …
Control landowners, not badgers – that’s the real answer to bovine TB
Control landowners, not badgers – that's the real answer to bovine TB Culling badgers risks spreading TB, government research concludes. But the NFU wants blood George Monbiot guardian.co.uk, Monday 15 November 2010 It's one of those issues, like mad cow disease, that begins at the distant margins of public life, then explodes into the centre …
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Shocked by terrible massacre of ducks
Monday, November 15, 2010, 09:00 AS the shooting season is upon us, I feel that I must give my concerns and views on the following: I and my partner have been walking for the past six months or so on a public footpath in the Wolds across farmland near Louth. The very pleasant footpath takes …
Welsh Badger Consultation: suggested responses
The closing date for this consultation is 17th December 2010. Below are some suggested responses to the consultation questions. Please do put these in your own words if possible. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How to respond Please submit your comments by 17 December 2010, in …
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English Badger Consultation: suggested responses
The closing date for this consultation is 8th December 2010. Below are some suggested responses to the consultation questions. Please do put these in your own words if possible. Please send responses to: TBBC mailbox, c/o Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR or e-mail tbbc@defra.gsi.gov.uk or Fax 0207 238 6431 - - - …
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The great animal rights betrayal
No wonder people get pissed off with the political system and all that entails Government scraps protection for hens, game birds, pigs, cows, sheep – and circus animals Millions of hens will have their beaks mutilated; game birds will remain in cages; pigs, sheep and cows in abattoirs will lose crucial protection from abuse; badgers …