Three men caught hare-coursing in Warwickshire are first people to convicted under new rural laws

They were all ordered to pay more than £2,000 and banned from owning dogs for five years 23rd March 2023 Three men caught hare-coursing in Warwickshire are the first people to convicted under new laws to tackle the crime. They were all ordered to pay more than £2,000 and banned from owning dogs for five …

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Community service for man convicted of hare coursing in Crondall

22nd March 2023 A man has been sentenced to community service following an investigation by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary country watch team into hare coursing in Crondall. Police were called to farmland in the afternoon of November 22 last year following reports of a trespasser on the land whose lurcher dog was …

Blackpool men in court over illegal hare coursing after police seize dogs

23rd March 2023 Three men have made their first appearances at court facing charges of illegal hare coursing. On Wednesday (March 22), three men appeared at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court charged with trespassing on land on November 11 last year with the intent to pursue hares with dogs. The trio were Shane Boswell, 49, of Whalley …

Tory MSP failed to disclose link with hunting while trying to water down hunting bill

9th February 2023 Rachael Hamilton MSP failed to disclose links with hunting to Holyrood A TORY MSP repeatedly failed to declare an interest in blood sports while attempting to water down hunting legislation, The National can reveal. Rachael Hamilton, who part-owns a Borders hotel with strong links to the Lauderdale Hunt, sits on the committee …

Fermanagh man in court facing charges linked to alleged badger baiting

22nd March 2023 Accused facing a total of 36 charges including cruelty and possessing images or videos of animal fights A man appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges linked to alleged badger baiting. Jason Lee Kennedy 34 and from Ross Road, Enniskillen, faces a total of 36 charges. The court heard the charges are …

Jedburgh: Shooting hut gets go-ahead despite wildlife concerns

20th March 2023 A SHOOTING hut in Jedburgh has been given the green light – despite concerns over its potential impact on protected species. Scottish Borders Council has approved a retrospective planning application for a timber shooting hut from Lothian Estates Shooting Partnership on land west of Coldhaugh Bank in Jedburgh. The hut is to …

Chepstow man damaged protected wildlife site for bats and badgers

15th March 2023 A MAN has been fined for damaging a protected wildlife site with a digger. Nathan Lewis, 42, used the machine at the site of a former Ministry of Defence training centre in Caerwent, near Chepstow. It is a breeding area for protected European species like badgers, bats, great crested newts, slow worms …

Hunter pleads guilty after trampling a hunt sab

15th March 2023 Hunter Chris Mardles has pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after trampling a sab with his horse. Mardles was the whipper-in of the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt when he injured the sab in September 2020. Mel Broughton, a member of Northants Hunt Saboteurs, suffered from a collapsed lung, six broken ribs, a broken …

Blandford: three men charged with illegal fox hunting

15th March 2023 THREE men are due to appear in court accused of illegal fox hunting. Mark Anthony Pearson, 63, Thomas Michael Lyle, 33, and Marcus Boundy, 21, and all from Blandford, have been issued with a postal requisition to appear before Weymouth Magistrates’ Court in June for an offence of hunting a wild mammal …

Hartlepool man accused of involvement in hare coursing is fined by Beverley magistrates

13th March 2023 Magistrates heard Michael Harrison, 35, of, Lazenby Road, Hartlepool, was originally served with community protection notices in 2019 and 2021 by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The first order was made following reports from Humberside Police that Harrison was causing a nuisance to farmers in the area by going on to their …