Stockton man jailed after using own dogs to hurt deer and hares

18th September 2026 A man who used his pets to hunt and kill wild animals, including deer and hares, has been jailed and banned from keeping dogs for 15 years. Connor Bradshaw, 27 from Stockton, was jailed for a year after admitting wildlife offences uncovered through information from animal protection charity Naturewatch Foundation. Bradshaw repeatedly …

Devon And Somerset Staghounds Recreate The Horror Of The Barle Stag

18th September 2026 Thirty-two years on from the controversy of the Barle stag, the excuses may have changed, but for the hunted stag the suffering is horribly familiar. More than three decades have passed since the death of the Barle stag became one of the most notorious episodes associated with stag hunting on Exmoor. Yet …

Stag hunters charged

17th September 2026 Message from Mendip Hunt Sabs Martin Watts and Chris Gibbons, huntsman and master of the Quantock Stag Hounds, have been charged with Hunting Act offences as a result of footage obtained by our sabs and North Dorset Hunt Sabs on 16th March. On this day, the same stag was chased for over …