Nick Bycroft, huntsman for the Crawley & Horsham Hunt, appeared at Worthing Magistrates Court today for illegally hunting a fox with a dog, an offence under Section 1 of the Hunting Act.
Mr Bycroft who pleaded guilty, received a 12 month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £150 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
The incident was filmed by an independent monitor earlier this year.
This is the second time members of the Crawley & Horsham Hunt have been prosecuted for offences under the Hunting Act.
http://www.league.org.uk/news/1150/Crawley—Horsham-Huntsman-guilty-#
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It shows the Act is working and does not need to be repealed. What aren’t working are the police, lawyers and judges who don’t throw the book at these bastards