5th August 2026 Rhys Matcham, huntsman of the Puckeridge and Essex Hunt had his case discontinued in Colchester Magistrates Court on Wednesday 4th August 2026. Whilst disappointing that the animal which was killed by his hounds in January 2026, will never receive justice, how ever this case strengthens resolve that the law as it stands …
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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Puckeridge & Essex Hunts huntsman due in court
Ashdon: Man due in court on Hunting Act charge 31st July 2026 A man is due to appear in court charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs following an incident in Ashdon earlier this year. Rhys Matcham, 34, of High Easter Road, Barnston, is due to appear before Colchester magistrates on 4 August 2026 …
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Man charged after hare coursing incident near Ludgershall
30th July 2026 A man has been charged with multiple driving offences following a hare coursing incident near Ludgershall earlier this year. Tommy Frankham, 21, of Sandy Lane in Bushey, Hertfordshire, faces charges of dangerous driving, driving without insurance, failing to stop for police, and using a motor vehicle where the number of passengers carried …
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“Cruel And Illegal” Hare Hunt Celebrated At Hunting Festival
29th July 2026 The Stowe School Beagles – dubbed “cruel and illegal” by Northamptonshire Police – have won a major prize at hunting’s showcase event, the Festival of Hounds. Stowe School students gloat as the hare is ripped apart. Last week the HSA reported on the event, a dismal gathering of hardcore hunters on a patch of …
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Trial date for Kent man charged with a hare coursing offence at Lutton Marsh
27th July 2026 A trial date has been set for a man who denies a hare coursing charge. Tommy Lee appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (July 22) where he entered his not guilty plea. Lee has been charged with intent to search for hares on South Drove, Lutton Marsh. The 29-year-old has been …
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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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Gangs, violence and dumped dead animals: The hidden world of illegal hare hunts
25th July 2026 On a remote Cambridgeshire farm, where his nearest neighbour is half a mile away, Mathew Latta was making lunch when the peace was shattered by the sound of loud exhausts. Latta ran to the window to see a convoy of more than a dozen 4x4s heading towards his farm. His iron gates …
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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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PETERING OUT IN PETERBOROUGH: THE 2026 FESTIVAL OF HOUNDS
22nd July 2026 Today the ever-shrinking hunting world will gather at the east of England Showground near Peterborough for their annual Festival of Hounds. For decades, this event was known as the Festival of Hunting but – as so often in the hunting world – language has been changed to hide their real intent. Hunters love …
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