Still sabbing the bastards
Police are investigating an alleged assault on a Carlisle man that occurred during a hunt. It is alleged that the victim, who is a man in his 40s, was monitoring the Coniston Hunt on Saturday when he was assaulted by at least two men who hit him with sticks. He suffered minor facial injuries in …
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A hunt saboteur was attacked by hunt supporters whilst monitoring the Coniston hunt yesterday (24th March). The hunt who were having their final meet of the season at their kennels near Ambleside had already illegally killed a fox before the attack occurred according to walkers who said they saw the kill. Three saboteurs were set …
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HSA Press Release Sunday, 18 March 2012 More violence from the Ross Harriers Hunt Supporters of the Ross Harriers Hunt smashed a vehicle window and attacked hunt saboteurs with an iron bar during a meet at Orcop Hill, west of Ross On Wye, yesterday. The victim of the attack suffered injuries to the leg and …
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A HUNTSMAN has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman at a hunt ball last summer. John Norrish, 67, and a member of the Tiverton Staghounds, denied the charge during a brief hearing at Exeter Crown Court. Norrish, of Mouseberry Farm, East Worlington, is accused of raping a woman at the event in the Crediton …
On New Years Eve a female hunt saboteur was violently assaulted by a supporter of the Cottesmore Foxhunt who were meeting at Gunby, Lincolnshire. The saboteur was on her own when she saw the hunts hounds illegally chasing a fox. As she intervened she was thrown to the ground by a man who then smashed …
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Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release November 5th 2011 Members of the Hunt Saboteurs Association, from different groups in the South East, visited the meet of the Old Surrey, Burstow & West Kent Fox Hunt, taking place just outside Lingfield in East Sussex. Due to previous violence from this hunts Staff and supporters (who’s Huntsman has …
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‘Hunter should have been charged with robbery’, says charity boss An employee of the West Somerset Vale Fox Hounds has today been convicted of assault by beating, after he attacked Paul Tillsley, an investigations officer for the League Against Cruel Sports. Mr Tillsley was monitoring the activity of the West Somerset Vale Fox Hounds on …
With the grouse season about to start on the 12th August and the pheasant season starting on 1st October I thought I would put a few articles up all about the 'good old gamekeeper'. Former Holkham Estate gamekeeper given conditional discharge Derbyshire gamekeeper guilty of trapping birds of prey Gamekeeper fined for wilfully killing badger Gamekeeper fined …
Showing the violent and threatening nature of members of the Isle of Wight hunt towards hunt monitors, whose video cameras pose a threat to the hunt's existence now hunting with dogs is banned.
http://www.league.org.uk/news_detail.aspx?ID=977 04 May 2011 A huntsman from the Tivyside Hunt in West Wales has today (Wednesday) been found guilty of battery against a pensioner. Huw Green pled guilty at Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court after being charged with battery against 75 year old Michael Sharratt of Whitland, who was observing the hunt at the time. The altercation …
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