30th November 2022 A police investigation is underway after a group of hounds were filmed attacking and killing a fox in Somerset. The incident was captured on camera by hunt monitors in Charlton Horethorne, near Wincanton, on Saturday 26 November. The footage appears to show a pack of dogs chasing the fox and attacking it …
Cheshire farm worker caught on CCTV hitting cow with spade over 60 times
Pawel Turbak, 37, claimed he had been working long hours and had problems at home following the prolonged attack 29th November 2022 A farm worker has avoided jail after striking a cow with a spade 60 times. Pawel Turbak, 37, was employed as a stockman at Lea Manor Farm in Aldford, near Chester, but was …
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Ban the Ledbury Hunt from Ledbury High Street on Boxing Day
Please sign the petition via the link below https://www.change.org/p/ban-the-ledbury-hunt-from-ledbury-high-street-on-boxing-day Ledbury Anti Fox Hunt started this petition to clerk@ledburytowncouncil.gov.uk bje@herefordshire.gov.uk Highways at Herefordshire Council We urgently need your help to prevent the Ledbury Hunt from closing Ledbury Town centre and holding their Annual meet on Boxing Day this year (or any other day during the Christmas …
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Two men sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares
A photo of a young boy holding a dead hare beside a lurcher was found on one man's mobile phone, a court heard. 24th November 2022 Two Aberdeen men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. Alexander Stewart was given a Community Payback Order with 100 hours of unpaid work and …
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‘Hunter’ who released rabbit for dog to chase while recording video spared jail
22nd November 2022 He released the white rabbit from his hand before letting the dog go after it A man has been given a suspended prison sentence after releasing a white rabbit before letting a dog chase it. Daniel Gilmore, 51, then posted a video of the chase on Facebook after he had killed the …
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Fox sought refuge on Lorton Valley house roof during alleged hunt
21st November 2022 POLICE are investigating allegations of an illegal “fox hunt” in the Lorton Valley involving men on foot with dozens of foxhounds. Witnesses say they saw a “terrified” fox clambering on to a house roof as it attempted to escape from the dogs. Gill James, 70, a retired research scientist who lives in …
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Very sad news
Message from the Hunt Saboteurs Association 18th November 2022 We’re very sorry to report that Matrix the cat died this morning from his injuries inflicted by the Brocklesby Hunt. Yesterday, hounds from the Lincolnshire-based hunt mauled Matrix, as the hunt was out illegally hunting foxes. The suffering and pain caused by these rural organised crime …
Sentence adjourned for Cumbria brothers convicted of killing badger
16th November 2022 TWO Cumbria brothers have been convicted of “wilfully killing a badger” following a trial at the city’s Rickergate Magistrates’ Court. Both Dale Rickerby, 28, and Michael James Rickerby, 32, had pleaded not guilty to jointly committing that offence at Holme Lane, Aglionby, near Carlisle, on October 15 last year but they were …
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French hunter who killed man after ‘mistaking him for boar’ goes on trial
Calls for crackdown on hunt safety during trial of Julien Féral, who shot dead man outside home near Toulouse 17th November 2022 A hunter who shot dead an Anglo-French man after allegedly mistaking him for a wild boar has gone on trial accused of manslaughter. Morgan Keane, 25, was hit in the chest as he …
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South Shropshire Hunt master fined £600 after failing to call dogs away from disturbed fox
16th November 2022 A hunting master who failed to call off dogs when they "disturbed" a fox has been fined more than £600. South Shropshire Hunt master Daniel Cherriman, aged 37, was in charge of a hunt on National Trust land in the Long Mynd area of Church Stretton when the dogs caught scent of …