Still sabbing the bastards
22nd October 2026 A HUNT master and a huntsman from the Quantock Staghounds will face a three-day trial next year accused of illegally hunting with dogs. The staghounds’ hunt master Christopher Gibbons, aged 37, and huntsman Martin Watts, aged 63, denied the offences when they appeared in Taunton Magistrates Court on Thursday (October 22). Gibbons, …
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22nd October 2026 On the 12th of October the Quantock Staghounds met in West Bagborough, an area which falls within the constituency of Liberal Democrats MP Rachel Gilmour. Rachel has recently spoken publicly about her support for “trail” hunting, presenting what is a grim and violent reality as something that reads like a Disney fairytale. …
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21st October 2026 Three men have been convicted of hare coursing in what is believed to be Hertfordshire’s first successful prosecution for the offence. The convictions follow an incident at Hunsdon Airfield on November 22, 2025, when police were called to reports of hare coursing involving a silver Nissan Qashqai. Officers detained three men at …
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Chris Packham Blasts The Quorn Hunt Over Sickening Fox Cruelty That Blows Apart Trail Hunting’s Biggest Lie 20th October 2026 When we showed wildlife campaigner Chris Packham the sickening footage of the Quorn Hunt, his response was damning: “Another bloody year, another bloodied body, another animal tortured and torn to pieces to gratify the bloodlust …
19th October 2026 The pair’s dogs were injured during the wildlife hunts Two Doncaster friends have been sentenced for using their dogs to hunt wildlife and failing to get them treated for injuries sustained during the illegal hunting. Lewis Richard Wray, previously of Runnymede Road, Intake, faced 13 offences, including docking puppies’ tails, failing to …
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19th October 2026 Police are investigating reports that a fox was illegally killed during a meeting of the Quorn Hunt near Melton Mowbray on Friday. Members of Northants Hunt Saboteurs – an animal rights group – say they observed the incident using a drone camera and they reported it to Leicestershire Police. Footage of the …
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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 …
15th October 2026 MORE details have emerged about the arrest of a city man on suspicion of animal cruelty and the seizure of dogs as two raids were launched at the same time. A man was arrested and four dogs were seized in Worcester yesterday when two search warrants were executed by police and RSPCA …
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14th October 2026 Two Blaenau Gwent men have been sentenced after admitting taking part in illegal hare coursing. Two Blaenau Gwent men have been sentenced to do unpaid work for their local community after they admitted taking part in illegal hare coursing near Cheltenham. Three other men accused of being part of a group which …
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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 …
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