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COVERDALE SHOOT STOPPED BY SABS ON THE INGLORIOUS TWELFTH
14th August 2026 The HSA has continually shared footage and information exposing the destruction and cruelty caused by the shooting industry. The extent of the persecution knows no bounds with badgers, foxes, corvids and all manner of wildlife being killed as the land is stripped of any natural balance just to appease those in tweed. Snare found …
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Wiltshire Hunt Sabs uncover horrific scenes at industrial-scale gamebird rearing site
6th August 2026 Dead gamebirds burned in bonfire pits in breach of animal by-product regulations Guest post by Wiltshire Hunt Sabs: In July, after being alerted alerted to illegal practises at a local shoot, they paid a visit to the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire and what they found was truly horrific – a bonfire full …
Trial collapses against two Scottish gamekeepers accused of killing Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park
Message from Raptor Persecution UK 6th August 2026 On Monday 20 July 2026, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, all charges were dropped against two gamekeepers who had been on trial for the alleged shooting of Red Kites, as well as alleged firearms offences, in the Cairngorms National Park. Red Kite (photo by Pete Walkden) What follows is …
SHOOTING’S REVOLVING DOOR: BLOODSPORTS IN THE HALLS OF POWER
4th August 2026 With the current parliamentary reshuffles going on, the HSA shooting team takes a look at the influence of shooting interests in parliament in recent times. As has been widely covered in various HSA exposes, as well as by Animal Aid and more recently End Bird Shooting the pheasant and partridge shooting industry would struggle to survive at …
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Man banned from keeping birds for trapping and caging goldfinches
16th July 2026 A man has been banned from keeping birds after illegally trapping and caging wild goldfinches. Colwyn Probert, of Kingsmoor Caravan Park in Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire, kept the birds at a property on The Glebe in Tenby. He was sentenced at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on July 2, after pleading guilty to three offences under …
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New Report: A Review of the Current Use of Spring Traps in England
12th July 2026 A major independent report submitted to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs The National Anti Snaring Campaign is pleased to publish this important new report by Professor Stephen Harris BSc PhD DSc, one of Britain’s leading wildlife biologists. Commissioned by the National Anti Snaring Campaign and submitted to DEFRA, the report …
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THE FOX AND THE CROW, BUT NO FABLE HERE
2nd July 2026 The recent rescue of a snared fox and caged corvid from a Larsen trap on a Wiltshire shooting estate, once again highlights the way in which wealthy interests are often prioritised over Britain’s already fragile biodiversity. The shooting industry often associated with wealthy landowners, the aristocracy and royalty (sometimes the plebs are …
More detail on trial of two Scottish gamekeepers charged with alleged shooting of Red Kites in Cairngorms National Park
Message from Raptor Persecution UK 18th June 2026 The trial of two Scottish gamekeepers, accused of offences relating to the alleged shooting and killing of Red Kites in the Cairngorms National Park in February 2025, armed trespass, and firearms offences, continued at Aberdeen Sheriff Court this week. Head gamekeeper Graeme Rankin, 40, and assistant gamekeeper …
Man’s spring-loaded trap cost pet cat a leg
9th June 2026 A man has been prosecuted after a cat lost a leg when it was caught in a spring-loaded trap he had set. Mark Hewitson, 58, admitted at Preston Crown Court that he had caused unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. Lancashire Police said Hewitson, of Bannister Drive, Leyland, was arrested by officers …
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