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30th September 2024 Two men will go on trial next year accused of illegally hunting an animal with dogs. Thomas Wright, 32, of Main Street, Etton, and Christopher Richardson, 76, of Bridlington Road, Brandesburton, appeared before Hull Magistrates' Court on 23 September. Both entered not guilty pleas and will face a trial on 9 June …
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30th September 2024 A man will appear in court in relation to the poisoning of three birds of prey. John Bryant, of West Ashby, Horncastle, has been summoned following a police investigation into reports of a red kite and two buzzards being poisoned and killed. Lincolnshire Police said the incidents took place between 2017 and …
26th September 2024 DOG owner who took part in field sports has admitted causing unnecessary suffering to three Patterdale Terriers which suffered serious facial injuries. Peter Bewsher, 35, failed to seek veterinary care for the horrific injuries to the three dogs and also failed to prevent them from engaging with wild mammals, knowing the dogs’ …
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25th September 2024 A man from Liverpool has been jailed for 20 months after he admitted posting an article online showing monkeys being tortured. Peter Stanley, 42, from Knotty Ash, was arrested following the broadcast of a BBC documentary, called The Monkey Haters, which uncovered the existence of streaming videos containing the torture of baby …
20th September 2024 Two men have been found guilty of illegally hunting a fox with dogs following a trial. They have been landed with a court bill totalling £2,470. Thomas Michael Lyle, 34, and Marcus Boundy, 22, were convicted of hunting a fox with dogs in Stourpaine on September 15, 2022, as part of the …
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20th September 2024 Mathew Bryan and Anthony Merrett fined for illegally digging up badger setts on Romney Marsh. Two men have been fined after illegally digging out a badger sett and leaving wildlife deterrent devices. The pair were caught after concerns were raised to police that an active badger habitat had been disturbed during land …
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16th September 2024 A former terrier man with the Berwickshire and Fife Fox Hunts has been found guilty on two charges related to the destruction of a badger sett. Dylan Boyle, 52, a transport officer who lives in Avonbridge, pled not guilty to the charges of digging into an active badger sett and deliberately blocking …
16th September 2024 Hunting has effectively been stopped on Ministry of Defence (MOD) land, with the issuing of licences to hunts currently suspended. In a Freedom of Information request seen by the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) last week, the MOD confirmed that 11 hunts had applied for licences to use MOD land for so-called ‘trail …
15th September 2024 WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gang caught digging fox and terrier out of badger sett as figures highlight illegal countryside activity Watch the short video here - https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/Y3CNb1jx Hunters chased or killed nearly 600 wild animals in the UK in the latest season, according to a report by an anti-hunt organisation – 20 years after the …
12th September 2024 A man found with hare coursing equipment following a police chase has been ordered to pay more than £12,000. Horse trainer Albert Eastwood has also been hit with a 10-year criminal behaviour order with stipulations banning him from entering Lincolnshire and four other counties during hare coursing season, as well as being …