Three men charged with hare coursing offences

13th October 2026 Three men have been charged with offences relating to hare coursing, following an investigation by our Rural Engagement Team. The trio, all from Kent, were initially arrested in the Bardfield area on 30 August by rural engagement officers and colleagues from Uttlesford Neighbourhood Policing Team following reports of hare coursing in the …

Blackpool man sentenced after keeping birds for cockfighting

13th October 2026 A man has been sentenced after keeping cockerels for fighting and housing dozens of chickens in poor conditions. Henry John Beaney, of Bridge House Road, Blackpool, was sentenced at Preston Magistrates’ Court on October 7 after he pleaded guilty to four offences under the Animal Welfare Act. He was sentenced to an …

Newcomers to Trail Hunting Week: A Very Awkward Recruitment Drive

14th October 2026 After last year’s embarrassing Farcical Friday, the pro-blood sports lobby group, the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA), has somehow managed to surpass itself in the ridiculousness stakes – and it’s not even Smokescreen Saturday yet! By now, you might have thought the hunting fraternity would have learned to exercise a little more …

LATEST NEWS | Two men have been sentenced following offences linked to hunt activity in Devon

9th October 2026 LATEST NEWS | Two men have been sentenced following offences linked to hunt activity in Devon, including the illegal hunting of a fox with dogs and incidents involving careless driving and disorderly behaviour towards hunt monitors. Jason Marles, aged 44, from Chulmleigh, appeared before Exeter Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 23 September where …