30th April 2026 A trial date has been set for five men accused offences related to hare coursing. John Price, 26, William Manning, 30, Charles Smith, 33, Edward Price 40, and James Evans, 34, all deny the four charges put to them when they appeared at Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (April 29) They were each …
Seven men charged for hare coursing near Ludgershall
26th April 2026 SEVEN men have been charged with hare coursing across rural land near Salisbury and Andover. In the early hours of Saturday morning (April 25), Wiltshire Police officers responded to an incident involving three vehicles reportedly hare coursing across rural land near Ludgershall. One of the vehicles was subsequently stopped following a pursuit on …
Continue reading "Seven men charged for hare coursing near Ludgershall"
Two men from Chester receive sentences for hare coursing
24th April 2026 AN UNCLE and nephew who had admitted trespassing into a field in Saighton, near Chester, and hare coursing have been sentenced. James Callaghan, 48 and of Cliveden Road, Lache, and Connor Waring, 27 and of Surrey Road, Hoole, appeared at Chester Magistrates Court for sentence on Friday, April 24. Both Callaghan and …
Continue reading "Two men from Chester receive sentences for hare coursing"
Man convicted of wildlife offences after dead birds and hares were dumped outside village shop
24th April 2026 A man has been convicted of wildlife offences after the bodies of more than 50 dead animals were dumped outside of a Hampshire village shop. On 15 March 2024, police received multiple reports that a large pile of dead hares had been strewn across the floor outside Broughton Community Shop. The carcasses …
Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason receives derisory sentence for brutal killing of Goshawk
Message from Raptor Persecution UK 24th April 2026 Scottish gamekeeper and former convicted sex offender Russell Douglas Mason, 49, attended a sentencing hearing at Perth Sheriff Court this morning, after pleading guilty last month to the brutal killing of a Goshawk that he battered to death inside a Crow cage trap on a shooting estate …
EIGHT WEEKS TO MAKE HUNTING HISTORY
24th April 2026 A month ago, the government launched its long-awaited consultation on how to ban ‘trail hunting’. This is a once in a generation opportunity to blow away the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’ and close the many loopholes in the 2004 Hunting Act. This poor fox was hunted and killed on the anniversary of …
Due in court
23rd April 2026 Two males from the Fleetwood Area, Tyler HALLIWELL and Thomas HEATON were both in Lancaster Magistrates Court following being charged by the Crown Prosecution Service for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and failing to prevent the causing of unnecessary suffering to an animal. Both males are due back in Preston …
Terriermen charged with interfering with badger setts
21st April 2026 Eggesford Hunt terriermen Jake Crabb and Tom Bounsall have each been charged with three counts of interfering with badger setts. They will be appearing at Barnstaple Magistrates Court for an initial hearing on the 15th of May. They are the main terrier men for Eggesford Hunt, with Jake also acting as terrierman …
Continue reading "Terriermen charged with interfering with badger setts"
Man dumped 50 dead hares at shop, court hears
21st April 2026 A man left dozens of dead animals and smeared blood across a village shop in a scene resembling a "horror movie", a court has heard. James Kempster, 39, of Totton, Hampshire, is on trial charged with two counts of possessing a dead wild bird and one count of criminal damage. Prosecutors told …
Continue reading "Man dumped 50 dead hares at shop, court hears"
Guilty! Hunt Sabs Secure Another Hunting Act Conviction
21st April 2026 Yesterday, Wayne Greggory, huntsman of the Vale of Taunton & Banwell Harriers pleaded guilty to an offense under the Hunting Act following an incident in November last year. Greggory was fined a paltry £250, with a £100 victim surcharge and £80 court costs. Guilty: Greggory leaves court Greggory’s guilty plea is a …
Continue reading "Guilty! Hunt Sabs Secure Another Hunting Act Conviction"