Badger digger guilty

15th February 2023 Following a joint investigation into illegal badger baiting by the Ribble Valley Rural Task Force and the RSPCA, in conjunction with their Special Operations Unit, Carl Harwood aged 27 of Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley has been convicted at Blackburn Magistrates Court on the 8th February 2023 of offences under the Protection of Badgers …

Avon Vale Hunt: Two further arrests for suspected wildlife offences

14th February 2023 TWO further people have been arrested on suspicion of wildlife offences after video footage was released appearing to show wildlife offences being committed. A man and a woman, both aged 25, were arrested this morning on suspicion of hunting a wild mammal with dogs, interfering with badger setts and causing unnecessary suffering …

Terrierwork banned

As a result of the leaked Avon Vale footage the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA) have been forced to ban terrier work for the rest of the season pending a "review". The soft underbelly of trail hunting, indefensible if hunts are operating within the law, is on its belly.  

BREAKING NEWS

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of wildlife offences after police reviewed footage of a fox hunt in Wiltshire obtained by ITV News. Wiltshire Police said the arrests were all made on Friday, and that all three men are currently in police custody. A 29-year-old man from Lacock and a 38-year old man from …