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Magpies and crows will be trapped and killed in the first cull of its kind to protect songbirds. By Andy Bloxham 27 Jan 2011 The move could pave the way for birds of prey, including buzzards and sparrowhawks, to be culled in the same way. Songbirds such as the yellowhammer, corn bunting and skylark – [...]

Head gamekeeper charged with wildlife crime & firearms offences at Holkham Estate

The head gamekeeper at Holkham Estate, Norfolk, has been charged with a series of wildlife crime and firearms offences following a police investigation. 41 year-old Nicholas Parker of Main Road, Holkham, has been charged with the following: killing a Schedule One wild bird, taking game out of season, possessing ammunition for a firearm without a [...]

Gamekeeper fined for planting poisoned rabbit on estate

17 November 2010 Lewis Whitham, 20, has been fined £800 reduced from £1000 after pleading guilty at Lanark Sheriff Court today (Nov 17) to planting a poisoned rabbit carcass on a country estate. Whitham, a gamekeeper on the Hopetoun Estate in South Lanarkshire, was caught after a researcher from Advocates for Animals saw him walking [...]

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Fife vet at centre of fox protest issues strong denial

A Fife vet has vehemently denied being “anti-fox” after furious protesters accused him of callously slaughtering animals. Dressed as large furry foxes, members of the anti-hunting lobby descended on the Eden Veterinary Practice to vent their fury at Keith Talbot. Mr Talbot was interviewed on a TV show after killing two foxes — something that [...]

Sick thugs caught on film setting their four dogs on cat and then kicking its body through the air

POLICE are investigating after ECHO readers came forward to name the yobs caught on CCTV carrying out a horrifying attack on a defenceless cat. Outraged by the graphic pictures of the tabby being mauled by dogs, four people have already contacted Tooch’s owner Alf White to share what they know about the senseless act of [...]

Contractor bulldozed badger sett

Turriff man fined £680 for ‘unintentional’ actions A badger sett was destroyed by a bulldozer at woodland near Turriff during work to make a fire break, a court heard yesterday. A track was cleared and levelled through the creatures’ home at Hospital Wood, St Mary’s Well, Turriff, by plant operator Michael Duguid. Banff Sheriff Court [...]

Hunt investigated after claim that hounds illegally chased foxes through a village

Hunt investigated after claim that hounds illegally chased foxes through a village WILDLIFE crime officers are investigating to see whether hounds from a Lincolnshire hunt illegally chased foxes through a county village. Police were called following a report that a pack of dogs had run across the back garden of a house in Coleby, south [...]

Trio of suspected coursers quizzed 6/1/11

Three men were arrested after a police helicopter was called to track suspected hare coursers. The helicopter directed officers on the ground at a remote area of Burnt Fen, near Mildenhall, on Bank Holiday Monday at around 10.15am. The trio were arrested on suspicion of trespassing in pursuit of game and questioned at Bury St [...]

Rail chaos as hunt hounds killed on railway track

A high speed train running from London to Cheltenham Spa was forced to stop earlier today after colliding with a pack of foxhounds in Wiltshire. The driver of the service, operated by train company First Great Western, noticed the hounds on the line accompanied by a huntsman at around 1550hrs this afternoon, just east of [...]