Still sabbing the bastards
10th June 2026 The huntsman of a boarding school beagle pack pleaded guilty to illegal hunting last week, after shocking drone footage caught them killing a hare and then congratulating each other. Phillip Kennedy, 48, kennel huntsman of the Stowe Beagles – the hunt of the prestigious Buckinghamshire private school of the same name – …
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9th June 2026 Four men have denied a hare coursing charge Swaley Wilsher, Elias Wilsher, Laurence Manning and Thomas Wright entered the pleas when they appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (June 3). All four have been charged with trespassing with intent to search for or to pursue hares with dogs at Crowland on …
9th June 2026 A man has been prosecuted after a cat lost a leg when it was caught in a spring-loaded trap he had set. Mark Hewitson, 58, admitted at Preston Crown Court that he had caused unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Lancashire Police said Hewitson, of Bannister Drive, Leyland, was arrested by officers …
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5th June 2026 Naheem Hussain was identified as one of six men in a 10 minute-long video of a cockfight. A Birmingham man has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years for attending a cockfight held in the city. Naheem Hussain, 41, of Nansen Road, Saltley, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on May 22 …
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3rd June 2026 A man has been given a 10 year court order banning him from having a dog off lead and carrying a catapult or air weapon following a hare coursing-related incident in Fenland. Cambridgeshire police say Jimmy Lee (22) was given the criminal behaviour order (CBO) after being involved in anti-social behaviour linked …
3rd June 2026 A Poole man has pled guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal after he filmed himself pulling a rabbit out of a bag and setting a dog on it. Billy Banks, of Fraser Road, Poole, was identified from the video which he posted onto a Facebook group chat. A spokesperson …
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3rd June 2026 With two weeks to go before the consultation into strengthening the Hunting Act ends, the HSA has obtained new footage which perfectly illustrates the need for a stronger deterrent to hunting wild mammals with dogs. Relentless Cruelty Covert cameras captured Grove & Rufford huntsman, Jacob Whalley, preparing for a cubbing meet with terrierman …
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NB Jacob Whalley is the huntsman of the Grove and Rufford Hunt and Steven Reynolds is the terrierman of the same hunt. 31st May 2026 Officers investigating the tampering of active badger setts in the Newark area have charged two suspects. On 30 November last year, reports were received that a sett had been disturbed …