31st January 2022 A woman accused of kicking and hitting a horse has pleaded not guilty. Sarah Moulds, 37, of Oakham Road, Somerby, appeared at Boston Magistrates' Court this morning (Monday, January 31). It was the first hearing in a prosecution case brought by the RSPCA, following an incident in November at The Drift in …
Kelso fox hunt footage reported to police
28th January 2022 The League Against Cruel Sports has reported a fox hunt in the Borders to Police Scotland. BBC Scotland has seen footage, filmed by the anti-hunting group, which shows a dog chasing a fox near Kelso. (Watch the video via the link at the bottom of this article). The campaigners said it would …
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Gamekeeper who beat two buzzards to death given suspended jail sentence
Good 5 minute video from Channel 4 News - The report starts with distressing footage of animal cruelty. https://www.channel4.com/news/gamekeeper-who-beat-two-buzzards-to-death-given-suspended-jail-sentence Hunting is a multi-million pound industry. People pay handsomely to hunt grouse, pheasants and other game. But keeping their numbers up risks creating an incentive to keep the numbers of their predators down. The problem? Many …
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WTF???? – Gamekeeper who beat trapped buzzards to death avoids jail
Press release from RSPB, 28th January 2022 Keeper caught on camera killing buzzards A gamekeeper has been sentenced to a total of 20 weeks’ imprisonment suspended for 12 months and fined £1000 after pleading guilty to killing two buzzards on land managed for pheasant shooting after an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police and the RSPB. Shocking …
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DAMNING VIDEO SHOWS DOZENS OF DEAD ‘GAME’ BIRDS BEING DUMPED BY WELSH SHOOT
Thursday, January 27, 2022 Damning video evidence has been obtained showing dozens of dead ‘game’ birds being dumped into a natural cavern on the Dyfi Falls shooting estate in mid-Wales. The footage was captured at the Welsh beauty spot in Powys by professional investigators from leading animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports, which …
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BEWARE GRAPHIC VIDEO
From Nottingham Hunt Sabs 17th January 2022 GRAPHIC CONTENT - BELVOIR HUNT KILL FOX On Saturday, the Belvoir Hunt killed a fox close to their meet in Harby, Leicestershire. Nottingham sabs found the fox in their last moments after the hounds had maimed them. A far cry from the 'quick nip to the back of …
SAB RIDDEN DOWN, CONCUSSED BY NORTH SHROPSHIRE HUNT
Post from Staffordshire Hunt Sabs 16th January 2022 Yesterday one of our field sabs was hospitalised by John Phillip Webb of the North Shropshire Hunt, who rode into the sab deliberately at speed before fleeing the scene, laughing. The sab has since been released following a CT scan, with severe neck and upper back pain …
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The bastards
Horse put down after bolting from fox hunt hounds 14th January 2022 A HUNT has “offered its condolences” after its hounds raced on to private land and scared a horse which subsequently had to be put down. Lisa Line’s horse, Barney, who lived in the Grove Estate, Wormingford, was panicked when about 40 dogs gained …
Poaching equipment seized in Hexham by Northumbria Police and RSPCA
12th January 2022 A HAUL of poaching and hunting equipment has been seized as part of a joint day of action between Northumbria Police and the RSPCA. Officers from the rural crime team and Alnwick and Hexham NPT, alongside partners from the RSPCA and National Wildlife Crime Unit, executed warrants at two addresses - one …
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James Gray MP denies witnessing Avon Vale Boxing Day hunt violence he was stood metres away from
10th January 2022 North Wiltshire MP James Gray seen near where punches were thrown at a Boxing Day hunt A Conservative MP has denied he was at the scene of a public disorder, even though footage obtained by ITV News puts him metres away from it. James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, is seen in …