Still sabbing the bastards
29th June 2023 Thanks to Protect The Wild for the article below. As we reported in Part One of this article, in June 2023 Christopher Nixon (pictured above), a huntsman with the notorious Melbreak Hunt was convicted of the common assault of Darren Ward and fined £945. Mr Ward (Darren) had been trying for months to keep the …
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Trail hunts used as a loophole for unlawful chasing and killing of animals, Matt Longman tells campaigners. 29th June 2023 England’s most senior police officer on foxhunting has said the law on the crime is not working because it permits trail hunts that have become a “smokescreen” for the continued illegal persecution of animals. Ch …
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28th June 2023 Thanks to Protect The Wild for the article below: On the 12th of June, Christopher Nixon, the Melbreak Hunt’s huntmaster, was convicted of the common assault of Darren Ward, and fined a total of £945. The assault by Nixon, who was challenged while walking with seven dogs on land owned by Mr Ward, …
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26th June 2023 The Avon Vale Hunt are to appear in Swindon Magistrates Court on Animal Welfare and Hunting Act charges. Of the four members that took part directly in the dig out, only two have been charged. Wiltshire Police recently announced that 3 members of the Avon Vale Hunt have been charged with wildlife …
22nd June 2023 A FATHER-of-four has recalled how terrified he, his family and their pets felt when drag hunters with a large pack of dogs trespassed on their lands in Bandon, while they were at home decorating their Christmas tree and singing Christmas songs. Both Dean Kearney, 24, of 7 Mount Saint Joseph Heights, Baker’s …
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23rd June 2023 The fox on the patio shortly before it was killed by a pack of hounds, which was caught on camera.Credit: ITV News Three men will face trial for 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 …
21st June 2023 Horrifying footage passed to the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) shows Oliver Thompson of the Old Berkshire Foxhounds baiting a terrified young fox with a terrier. In the first of two videos – shot by Thompson’s wife Felicity – Thompson is seen setting the terrier against the caged fox, while Felicity is heard …
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19th June 2023 EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE A convicted hare courser has had his conviction upheld and been ordered to pay over £1000 following an appeal hearing at Hull Crown Court last week. Michael Berry (51) of Avon Court, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, was originally convicted in July 2022 of hunting a wild mammal with a dog and …
15th June 2023 Two brothers have appeared in court in connection with hare coursing activities in Donington. A third man failed to appear before magistrates in Boston on Wednesday and an arrest warrant was issued. Levi Lee (34), of Basingstike Road, Three Mile Cross, Reading, and Edward Lee (39), of Parkers Lane, Maiden’s Green, Bracknell, …
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This article is horrendous so I will only put the link up 16th June 2023 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/convicted-killer-sadistically-tortures-hedgehog-27140084