22nd May 2023 Three men have been charged with multiple hunting offences after a pack of hounds killed a fox on a family's patio. Police officers were called to Hingham in Norfolk shortly after 3.30pm on 20 February after the hunt was captured on CCTV cameras. Footage showed the dogs entering the grounds of the …
Huntsman placed on Sex Offenders Register
22nd May 2023 Jedburgh Sheriff Court's been hearing how a 38-year-old man caught carrying out a sex act on himself in a crowded Hawick pub turned to three teenage girls next to him and said: "This is for you!" Gavin Scott (who is the huntsman of Jed Forest Hunt in Scotland) today (Monday) admitted intentionally …
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Three men convicted of poaching after being spotted illegally using dogs to hunt wildlife
The men were spotted with several Saluki and Lurcher-type dogs hunting on private farmland. 20th May 2023 Three men have been convicted of poaching after they were spotted illegally using dogs to hunt. The men were caught hunting wildlife with several Saluki and Lurcher-type dogs in October last year when a police officer noticed two …
Quad Bikes and the Law
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More in court
16th May 2023 Message from Cheshire Police Rural Crime Unit A 37-year-old man from Northwich has been summonsed to court following an investigation by Cheshire Constabulary’s Rural Crime Team. He will appear at South Cheshire Magistrates Court in June to face two counts of hunting a wild mammal with dogs under the Hunting Act 2004. …
Message from North London Hunt Sabs
Five arrests after men found with dog attacking badger
From North Yorkshire Police 12th May 2023 Five men are in custody after vigilant residents called us about suspected poachers in Hambleton overnight. At about 1am this morning we received a call about a 4x4 vehicle in a field and a high-powered torch being used near Kilburn. Our officers responded immediately, and found a group …
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Fitzwilliam huntsman pleads guilty in record time
11th May 2023 Message from Beds and Bucks Hunt Sabs This morning at Peterborough Magistrates, Shaun Parish pleaded guilty to illegal fox hunting under section 1 of the Hunting Act. His guilty plea was entered half an hour before court had started session and before the court was presented with the irrefutable video evidence against …
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Longhope driver who was four times over the limit is banned for four years
8th April 2023 A 27 year old Longhope man who drove while almost four times over the alcohol limit has been sentenced to a 16-week suspended jail term. George Brinkworth of Ross Road, was also banned from driving for four years by Cheltenham magistrates. He pleaded guilty to driving a Nissan NV200 on Llanthony Road, …
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The hunt: the little-known war being waged over horse and hound foxhunting in Australia
5th May 2023 It’s a scene that conjures images of the controversial British activity. UK hunters are travelling 16,000km to do it outside Melbourne. On Saturday morning, two very different groups began a now weekly ritual. Until September, one group – enveloped in scarlet or black riding coats and accompanied by yapping hounds – will …