2nd December 2021 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗢𝗫𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗔𝗬 '𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟' 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦, 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗡 Despite their recent ban on 'trail' hunting on Council-owned land (See https://bbc.in/31mRjJI), and asserting that 'trail' hunting was being used as "a cover-up for other illegal hunting practices" in their report into the subject, you may be shocked to …
The National Trust’s board of trustees has today announced the charity will no longer issue licences for trail hunting on Trust land.
25th November 2021 This activity has been suspended on Trust land since November 2020 following a police investigation into webinars involving hunts people discussing the practice. In October, the then director of the Master of the Fox Hounds Association (MFHA) was found guilty of encouraging the use of legal trail hunting as a screen to …
Teacher suspended over anti-hunt campaigners’ viral horse kick video
9th November 2021 A teacher has been suspended in connection with a video showing a woman kicking and hitting a horse. Footage shared online by anti-hunt group Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs they say shows members of the Cottesmore Hunt in Leicestershire has been viewed more than two million times. Mowbray Education Trust said a staff member …
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‘Hunt rider’ condemned for ‘slapping and kicking’ horse
7th November 2021 Watch the short video clip here A woman who appears to kick and slap a horse in footage shared on social media has been condemned by the UK's national body for hunting. The Hunting Office said it "expects the highest level of animal welfare" following an allegation that the woman, who appears …
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TAKE ACTION – EMAIL KEY LANDOWNERS TODAY – PERMANENTLY BAN ‘TRAIL’ HUNTING ON YOUR LAND!
Please use this link - https://takeaction.league.org.uk/page/90210/action/1 “In my judgement he was clearly encouraging the mirage of trail laying to act as a cover for old fashioned hunting.” – Judge Tan Ikram The explosive evidence heard during the trial of Mark Hankinson, Director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, has shown the hunts lies about trail …
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WEBINAR FALL OUT CONTINUES – NATIONAL TRUST PERMANENTLY BAN HUNTING The National Trust have permanently banned hunting on their land following their AGM held in Harrogate today (30th October 2021). This was the first chance for the trust’s 5.6 million members to vote on hunting since 2017, when the board used discretionary proxy votes to …
National Trust reaffirms trail hunting stance after alleged activity between Keswick and Buttermere
20/10/2021 THE National Trust has reaffirmed its stance on trail hunting following reports of the activity taking place on its land. Videos seen by the News & Star appeared to show trail hunting taking place between Keswick and Buttermere and near Crummock Water last week. A National Trust spokesperson said: “Following the emergence of a …
Police ‘furious’ that a member of the House of Lords was not prosecuted over fox hunting video
20th October 2021 Police officers behind the conviction of a leading figure in the fox hunting lobby have told i they are “furious” that a member of the House of Lords was not prosecuted. Lord Mancroft, one of 92 hereditary peers who remain in the upper house, was one of six leading hunting figures who …
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Mark Hankinson: Top huntsman guilty of encouraging illegal fox hunting
15th October 2021 A senior fox hunter has been found guilty of encouraging and assisting people to evade the ban on fox hunting. Recordings of Mark Hankinson, a director of the Master of Foxhounds Association, speaking to around 100 senior hunters in two private webinars in August 2020 were leaked online. The prosecution argued he …
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