17th October 2026 As more hunts receive police warnings and notices, are they a route to meaningful action, or a substitute for it? Many of you cannot have failed to notice that we are writing more and more about hunts being issued with Community Protection Warnings (CPWs) and, occasionally, the CPW’s big sister, the Community …
The Autumn Stag Hunting Season Is Fast Approaching
27th July 2026 In less than a few weeks the stag hunting season will begin, with the three remaining stag hunts in the south west, heading out to terrorise and kill mature autumn stags. This will continue until the end of October when they switch their sights to hinds. The autumn stag hunting season focuses …
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Vote Not-OK: The Duplicitous Tactics Of The Pro-Hunt Lobby
24th July 2026 Recently, we highlighted a The Times article which exposed a plot by the current chair of the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA), Viscount William Waldorf Astor III, to “hoodwink” – or, to put it more plainly, deceive – government ministers over the forthcoming trail hunting policy. According to the uncovered plot, the proposal was …
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BSV: BLOOD SPORTS & VIOLENCE. THE NOTORIOUS BLACKMORE & SPARKFORD VALE HUNT REACH 18 CONVICTIONS IN 3 YEARS!
13th July 2026 The Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt (BSV) have just racked up a total of eighteen convictions in three years. The latest is the conviction of regular rider Fred Ford, who during a cubbing meet last year, pinned a female sab to a gate while she was trying to access a footpath. While …
HUNTING AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
9th July 2026 In March 2026 the BBC reported that ministers had declared a national emergency in response to the epidemic of violence against women and girls. The report also stated that “the UK government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.” Violence, misogyny and sexism have always been prominent …
Trail Hunting Consultation – Please Do It Today!
17th June 2026 Our twelve-week countdown is now almost over – the government’s trail hunting closes at 11.59pm tomorrow night – 18th June 2026. If you have not done so already, please make sure your voice is heard in the next twenty-four hours. We will not get this chance again. Handshakes all round as Stowe …
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Albrighton & Woodland Hunt huntsman and whipper in GUILTY of violent attack
16th June 2026 We are now in the final week of the consultation into banning ‘trail hunting’ and despite hunts professing their innocence they are continuing to rack up convictions for hunting offences and violence. As well as the recent conviction of the huntsman from the Stowe Beagles for killing a hare, the Albrighton & Woodland Hunt’s …
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Two convictions secured following assault on a Shropshire Wildlife Monitor
11th June 2026 Message from Shropshire Wildlife Monitors Two members of Shropshire Wildlife Monitors attended Telford Magistrates’ Court today following an incident in August 2024, which one monitor was assaulted while carrying out lawful monitoring activities. Paul Larby, a huntsman with the Albrighton Hunt, was found guilty of common assault. Phillipa Ward, a whip with …
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One Week To Go: Staggering Cruelty Exposed At Stag Hunt
11th June 2026 With just over a week to go until the government’s public consultation on strengthening the Hunting Act closes, the HSA is today releasing horrifying leaked footage from within stag hunting. The terrified, injured hind at bay. The short clip shows a badly injured red deer hind in the final stages of a …
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I need 10 fox-friendly people in Makerfield…
Message from Protect The Wild 18th May 2026 Hi everyone, I have a slightly unusual request. As some of you may remember, during the Scottish elections I stood dressed as a giant gannet bird to raise awareness about the brutal Guga hunt. Well… I may be about to do something similar again. The government’s public …
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