Chester Magistrates Court to sentence men over hare hunting

29th March 2026 TWO convicted hare poachers in Chester will return to court next month to be sentenced for doing it again. James Callaghan, 48, of Cliveden Road, and 27-year-old Connor Waring, of Sutton Road, both pleaded guilty to multiple charges at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday. They pleaded guilty to knowingly permit dog to …

Cotswolds ‘fox hunt killing’ prompts police to launch probe

28th March 2026 A probe has been launched into an alleged killing on a Cotswolds 'fox hunt' with police asking for anyone with any information to get in touch. Gloucestershire Police says it has launched an investigation into reports that a fox was killed on Wednesday, March 11, after it had been chased through the …

Channel 4 News 26th March 2026

𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗧 ‼ PLEASE NOTE the report contains distressing images of animals being killed. https://www.channel4.com/news/government-to-consult-on-banning-trail-hunting-amid-illegal-fox-hunting-concerns Channel 4 News reports (link above) on the government consultation to ban so-called 'trail' hunting, the smokescreen for actual hunting. "𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 20 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘹𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 - …

Nottinghamshire men among group sentenced following large-scale hare coursing investigation

25th March 2026 Eight men have been sentenced after attending a hare coursing event at Keal Cotes, and one man has been sentenced after hare coursing at South Somercotes. Several reports of hare coursers were received on the morning of 2 December 2024, which led to a large police response across the south of the …