Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt: Four men guilty of offences under the hunting act
9th April 2025
Last year Channel 4 News reported on the Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt, who were captured on drone cameras conducting what a court decided today was illegal hunting.
Four men were found guilty of offences under the hunting act, which makes it illegal to actively hunt a fox with hounds.
A warning this report contains images some may find distressing.
Watch the short news clip here – https://www.channel4.com/news/blackmore-sparkford-vale-hunt-four-men-guilty-of-offences-under-the-hunting-act
The four are: Conall James McGrath, aged 22 and of Charlton Horethorne in Sherborne, George Colin Pierce, aged 32 and of Milborne Port in Somerset, Freddie Osborne, aged 33 and of Templecombe in Somerset and Andrew Osborne, aged 59 and of Templecombe in Somerset.