Blencathra Foxhounds (Cumbria) Illegally hunting a fox on the Rigg, 10th November 2018. Hunt members trap the female driver in the car and obstruct another woman in a failed attempt to stop this wildlife crime from being filmed. Huntsman Barry Todhunter makes no attempt to call his hounds back. Watch the short video here - …
West Bagborough man Richard Down cleared of hunting illegally with Quantock Staghounds
13/11/2018 Richard Down, 54, of West Bagborough near Taunton appeared a Taunton Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, November 13) accused of hunting a red deer with dogs, on January 20, on the Quantocks Hills, Bridgwater with no class exemptions under the Hunting Act 2004. Mr Down, a member of the Quantock Staghounds, was found not guilty …
Farming industry to blame for TB crisis, not just badgers – report
13/11/2018 Movement of cattle and poor fencing hamper control efforts, says government review Frequent trading of cattle and poor biosecurity on farms is “severely hampering” efforts to tackle the crisis of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England, according to an independent review commissioned by the environment secretary, Michael Gove. It was wrong to blame badgers as …
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