Still sabbing the bastards
29th January 2025 A member of the South Shropshire Hunt who admitted interfering with a badger sett has been fined £845. David Conde, 61, from Condover, had pleaded guilty to the offence at a hearing at Telford Magistrates Court on 3 December. He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £338 and costs …
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24th January 2025 Two men from Bristol have been charged with hare coursing in a field almost 60 miles away. The two have been charged with an offence of trespassing with intent to search or pursue hares with dogs, under the new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act of 2022. The incident relates to a …
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20th January 2025 A suspect is to appear in court charged in connection with hare coursing in Birchington. Kent Police received a report that a person with a dog was taking part in suspected poaching at Plum Pudding Island. The call was made at around 11am on Saturday 18 January 2025. Officers attended the area …
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20th January 2025 A man has been charged in connection with hare coursing in Birchington. Kent Police received a report that a person with a dog was taking part in suspected poaching at Plum Pudding Island. The call was made at around 11am on January 18. Officers attended the area and found a person in …
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Message from Raptor Persecution UK 20th January 2025 A Scottish gamekeeper has pleaded guilty to a snaring offence and has been fined £1,250. Thomas Ebner, 74, of Lakeside, Reston, Berwickshire, had previously pleaded not guilty to four charges relating to an incident that took place on land believed to be used by a small shooting …
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16th January 2025 Two people have been charged with rural crime offences following reports of hare coursing. Michael Bowers, 26, of Botley Road, Southampton, along with a 15-year-old boy from Patchway, near Bristol, were each charged with hunting a mammal using dogs. They also face charges of being equipped to trespass "with the intention of …
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2nd January 2025 A new court date has been set for a man and hunting group after the alleged death of a fox. Warwickshire Hunt Limited and Benjamin Halsall were charged under the Hunting Act 2004. Halsall from Whatcote Road, Shipston-on-Stour, and the Warwickshire Hunt Limited have been charged with hunting a wild mammal with …
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