Video evidence of foxhunt not enough to prosecute, say police Exclusive: Officers drop case after ‘refusing to take statements from witnesses because they are not independent’ 28th May 2021 Police have said they will not bring charges over allegations of illegal hunting, even though they have been shown video of riders and hounds in pursuit …
Wigan man banned from large swathes of Lancashire for hunting rabbits and hares with dogs
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 A Wigan dog owner has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) after being sentenced for offences including animal poaching. Daniel Ratchford (pictured), 36, of Wellfield Road, Wigan was handed the order last Friday (May 21st) which will last for five years and means he is excluded from entering vast areas …
Hunters allowed to shoot extinction-threatened turtle doves
24th may 2021 From Channel 4 News A red alert for our planet: there are no second chances. The warnings from world leaders in the run-up to the UN’s COP26 climate conference could hardly be starker. Yet even the simplest act of conservation seems impossible to achieve. Turtle doves are on the brink of extinction, …
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Gardaà hunt men who used pregnant cat to ‘blood’ two hunting dogs 20th May 2021 Gardaà are hunting two men after they used a pregnant cat to horrifically 'blood' two hunting dogs. The cat was torn apart by the two dogs - and its kittens literally ripped out of its womb. Animal welfare charity, My …
Hare coursers snared by police officers using night vision goggles
14th May 2021 A pair of hare coursers were caught hiding in a hedgerow by police officers wearing high-tech night vision goggles. Officers were called to private land in Sharrington, near Melton Constable, at around 11.30pm on September 16, 2020, to reports of men with dogs. Police arrived to discover a silver Citroen car with …
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From Sheffield Hunt Sabs
19th May 2021 Many of you will remember the brown nosing idiot, who thought it would be a good idea to smash a dead fox against our van in order to impress his Masters at the Badsworth Hunt on Boxing Day 2019. At the time many bloodsports fanatics claimed it was a set up by …
Epic escape fail for ‘armed thieves’ who crashed car into ditch
10th May 2021 Three suspected armed thieves, aged between 18 and 25, failed to outsmart officers and a police helicopter after crashing their 4x4 into a ditch. The trio were reportedly involved in harecoursing, making off without payment from a pub and threats to the public in south Cambridgeshire on Saturday (May 8). Officers were …
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Appeal after man left with horrific injuries in Bolton on Wednesday night
30th April 2021 Police are appealing for information after a man in his 40s was left with serious injuries after being assaulted by a group of people at Darcy Lever Gravepit Country Park on Wednsday evening. Officers were called at 9pm on 28 April to Croft Side, Bolton, to a report of an assault. Enquiries …
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Bolton badger baiters attack: Victim speaks out over injuries
5th May 2021 A HUNT saboteur who was left with serious injuries after being attacked by badger baiters has spoken of his shock following the horrific assault. And the 41-year-old victim, who needed 42 stitches after being set upon, has gone back on patrol despite his injuries. The Hunt Saboteurs Association volunteer was at Darcy …
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Fox hunting: Ex-master of Jedforest Hunt cleared in court
3rd May 2021 A FORMER master of the Jedforest Hunt in the Borders has been cleared of breaking Scotland's fox-hunting law. Countryside campaigners welcomed the verdict while there have been fresh calls for a strengthening of the legislation after yet another case was thrown out of court. Police Scotland and the Crown felt there was …
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