Month: September 2014

Outrage over mountain hare 'massacre' Wildlife groups call for stricter regulation of grouse estates carrying out culls of endangered species Exclusive by Rob Edwards Sunday 28 September 2014 Landowners have been condemned for shooting more than 1500 mountain hares this year in the Lammermuir Hills, southeast of Edinburgh. Wildlife and animal rights groups say that …

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Good little news clip North West Hunt Saboteurs Association 07960 038230 http://www.nwhsa.org.uk info Blog - http://nwhsa.wordpress.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterHuntSabs Direct Action Against All Forms of bloodsports

Thanks to Gloucestershire Badger Office for the info - https://www.facebook.com/Glosbadgeroffice THE CULL HAS STARTED! Useful Numbers and Contact Details: OFFICE 07582607913 & https://www.facebook.com/Glosbadgeroffice?fref=ts ARREST NUMBER (only for those who are reporting an arrest or arrestees calling from the station to inform us of your arrest or arrange being picked up) 07963 831493 CAMP and WELFARE …

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfFnfYfWYw&feature=youtu.be North West Hunt Saboteurs Association 07960 038230 http://www.nwhsa.org.uk info Blog - http://nwhsa.wordpress.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterHuntSabs Direct Action Against All Forms of bloodsports

By TristanCork | Posted: September 11, 2014 Three leading members of one of the West’s biggest hunts will stand trial next year on charges of breaking the ban on hunting. The two joint masters of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds, David Greenwood and Rupert Andrews, are charged with one count of illegally hunting a deer …

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9rNbI3oU9s#t=88 Published on 9 Sep 2014 On 8th September 2014, The CPS dropped the prosecution charge of interfering with a badger sett, against 3 terriermen from the York & Ainsty South hunt on 28/12/13, 2 days before their trial. This is despite damning video evidence, witnesses, and the badger sett having been declared in use …

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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/09/bagder-cull-protesters-save-animal-second-cull In the early hours of Tuesday two saboteurs in Gloucestershire found a badger trapped in a cage with cullers nearby. The police were called and the saboteurs pointed out that under government guidelines trapped badgers should be released if there was a risk of interference from a third party. Stop the Cull said police …

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03.09.14 Ross Clark, aged 19, of Gorad Road, Holyhead, North Wales has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted a string of animal cruelty charges following a major operation to tackle wildlife crime. He was caught as part of Operation Morpheus, which was led last August by our special operations unit in partnership …

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1st September 2014 Four men appeared in Skegness Magistrates’ Court on Friday for offences of trespass in pursuit of game which occurred at Chapel St Leonards on the morning of Sunday, January 19. The offences came to light after a witness saw a man in a field with a greyhound type dog in front of …

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1 September 2014 The League Against Cruel Sports today announced plans for a major boost in its fight against animal cruelty after its evidence led to the Crown Prosecution Service authorising criminal proceedings against members of two hunt groups.1reward pr Welcoming the news, Chief Executive Joe Duckworth said the League would now boost its investigations …

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