Ex-Belvoir Huntsman John Holliday charged with illegal hunting following an incident in January this year when the hunt killed a fox in front of sabs. ######################################## A man has been charged with hunting a wild mammal with a dog following an incident in Harby, Melton Mowbray. John Holliday, 54, of Delamere Road, Bromyard, Herefordshire, has …
MAN DENIES SERIOUSLY INJURING HUNT SABOTEUR
30th June 2022 A man accused of seriously injuring a hunt saboteur near Sibbertoft has pleaded not guilty. Chris Mardles, 25, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm, after a horse was ridden over a male activist during a meet in September 2020. Police say the member of the Northants Hunt Saboteurs group suffered a …
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Six men plead guilty to illegal hare coursing in Bedford
29th June 2022 Six men have received Criminal Behaviour Orders after pleading guilty to attending and participating in a hare coursing event in Bedford. The upsetting scenes generated public outcry on social media as dead hares were paraded through the town centre. The incident took place on November 10, when over 100 men attended an …
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US hunting lobby spent £1m on fight to delay UK trophy import ban
UK government put under ‘considerable pressure’, says chair of all-party parliamentary group on banning trophy hunting. 29th June 2022 The US hunting lobby has spent £1m putting pressure on the government to delay the trophy import ban, a new report by MPs has found. Boris Johnson promised to ban the imports of these trophies three …
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Essex man admits animal cruelty following Coggeshall fox hunting incident
28th June 2022 A man has confessed to committing animal cruelty, following fox hunting an incident in the Coggeshall area. The animal abuse, which is thought to have happened on December 4, was reported to Essex Police. Paul O’Shea, 49, of Mount Bures, admitted hunting a wild mammal with dogs – an offence under the …
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Another huntsman in court
Fox hunting: Brent Pelham man to appear in court after fox reportedly killed during Boxing Day Puckeridge Hunt 23rd June 2022 The fox was reportedly killed by a dog on December 27 last year A man will appear in court following reports a fox was killed during the Puckeridge Hunt last year the day after …
The bastard who stabbed a fox with a pitchfork – PLEADS GUILTY
Message from North London Hunt Saboteurs 21st June 2022 Today at Chelmsford Magistrates Paul O'Shea, terrierman for the East Essex Hunt, plead guilty to Animal Welfare Act and Hunting Act charges as a result of covert footage taken by North London Hunt Saboteurs. Namely that he caused unnecessary suffering to an animal by stabbing it …
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New Cheshire huntsman has his charges dropped
20th June 2022 Message from Cheshire Animal Rights Campaigns The inept CPS have let wildlife down AGAIN by dropping the case against fox killer Ollie Finnegan, who is the new huntsman at the Cheshire Hunt. He was charged with an offence under the Hunting Act when he was with the Quorn Hunt last season. But …
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Blimmey another one in court
21st June 2022 Fernie huntsman in court Man charged with hunting offence following incident in Peatling Magna A man has been charged with hunting a wild mammal with a dog following an incident in Peatling Magna. William Hanson, 32, of South Lawns, Swinbrook, Oxford, has been charged with hunting a wild mammal with a dog …
And another one in court
Message from Shropshire Hunt Sabs 21st June 2022 South Shropshire Master and Kennel huntsman both in court. We are led to believe Daniel Cherriman (master and huntsman) and Oliver Beazley (kennel huntsman) of the South Shropshire Hunt were in Telford Magistrates Court today facing a charge each under the Hunting with Dogs Act 2004. They …