Watchdog permits 170,000 wild bird killings in five years

22nd Feb 2019 The government’s conservation watchdog has issued licences to destroy 170,000 wild birds, eggs and nests, including rare and declining species such as curlews and swifts, in the past five years. Natural England has given permission to kill birds of more than 70 species, or have their nests and eggs destroyed. These include …

Fox killed as animal lovers demand closure of ‘accidental death’ loophole

11th Feb 2019 Another fox has been killed during a hunt which animal rights protesters claim makes a mockery of legislation banning the blood sport. The fox was just 12 inches away from escaping down a hole before he was ripped apart by hounds from The Cheshire Hunt in Hunterston, Cheshire, on Tuesday. Under the …

Cheshire Constabulary will be questioned in public over policing of fox hunting

6th Feb 2019 Public invited to submit questions that can be put to acting chief constable Darren Martland Cheshire police and crime commissioner David Keane has released details of a scrutiny meeting he’s holding to discuss the policing of fox hunting in the county. The public meeting comes after Mr Keane held a review last …

Another great photo

Thanks to the Welsh Border Hunt Sabs, North Wales Hunt Saboteurs, Cheshire Sabs and Cabs and Derby Hunt Sabs who all turned up at the meet of the North Shropshire Hunt on Saturday 2nd Feb. The guy in the tweed jacket and cap is the huntsman of the North Shrops Hunt an he looks well …

Grove and Rufford Hunt supporter jailed for over a decade for the sexual abuse of four women

01/02/2019 A Doncaster man has been jailed for more than 11 years for a string of sex offences committed against four women over a 12 year period. Judge David Dixon jailed Paul Piddington for a total of 11 years and six months during a hearing held this afternoon, after a jury at Sheffield Crown Court …