Former gamekeeper sentenced over plot to kill protected Hen Harrier

29th January 2026 Channel 4 news clip

Scent To Deceive Us: The Smokescreen Of Trail Hunting

30th January 2026 Introduction With the Labour Government repeatedly delaying its consultation on banning trail hunting, the Hunt Saboteurs Association takes a deep dive into this deception and explains why it is so urgent that it is banned as part of wider reform of the 2004 Hunting Act. GRAPHIC IMAGE Another victim of ‘trail hunting’ …

Dartmoor hiker’s shock as ‘live fox ripped apart’ before his eyes

29th January 2026 Video footage captured the moments the animals swarmed. A Dartmoor walker who stumbled across a New Year's Eve hunt said he was shocked to see a fox "ripped to pieces" in front of him. The hiker was walking across the moors near Didworthy on December 31 when a pack of dogs following …

Ex-gamekeeper fined for plot to kill hen harrier

29th January 2026 A gamekeeper who was secretly recorded discussing killing a protected species of bird has been fined by a court. Covert footage from the RSPB allowed a UK-first prosecution to be brought against Racster Dingwall, 35, over his intention to harm hen harriers. York Magistrates' Court heard earlier that Dingwall dressed in camouflage …

Man superglued injured dog for hare coursing match

27th January 2026 A man superglued and stapled his dog's face together so he could use it to commit further crimes in Lincolnshire, police said. Shane Hooton, from Knaresborough, was one of three men to be sentenced at Lincoln Magistrates' Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to their involvement in a hare coursing match in …

‘Owner had known for six days’: Dog put to sleep after suffering horrific injuries in hare coursing case

28th January 2026 A dog was left with such severe and distressing injuries after being used in an illegal hare coursing match in Lincolnshire that she had to be put to sleep, police have confirmed. According to Lincolnshire Police, three men travelled more than two hours to the county on February 9 last year to …

Old Hat: Police Revert To Type Over Sab Assault

28th January 2026 Beds & Bucks Hunt Sabs are disappointed at a police climbdown following a vicious assault by Fitzwilliam huntsman Shaun Parish on one of their sabs. Parish smashed the sab in the face with his hard riding hat. Beds & Bucks, together with their colleagues from Peterborough Sabs, had been preventing illegal hunting …

Dartmoor Hunt: Cruelty And Criminality In Our National Park

27th January 2026 The HSA is today releasing a compilation video that demonstrates an irrefutable pattern of illegal fox hunting by the Dartmoor Hunt. The video comprises two separate incidents filmed by local hunt sabs and a third filmed by a member of the public whose New Year’s Eve walk was ruined by the horrifying …

Hare coursing – Not In Our County

Message from Lincolnshire Police 24th January 2026 On Thursday the 22nd January 2026 William Finney, 48, and Gavin Lee, 54, attended Lincoln Magistrate court where they pleaded guilty to hunting a wild mammal with a dog, under the Hunting Act 2004. This followed a report of hare coursing where a male was seen to be …

Suspect named after being charged with hare coursing in Burtonwood

26th January 2026 A SUSPECT has been named by the courts after being charged with offences relating to hare coursing. Hare coursing is the illegal, competitive pursuit of live hares using sighthounds like greyhounds or whippets. A man is due to face charges over the allegations, reported to have been committed in Burtonwood, before the …