Co Down woman heartbroken after beloved pet cat ‘torn apart’ by hunt dogs in her garden

13th January 2026 Chloe Crozier, from outside Banbridge, was left heartbroken when her much-loved pet, Rodney, was killed by dogs taking part in a fox hunt in the area. Animal lover, Ms Crozier described the brutal attack which took place when the dogs came to her home with the hunt on December 30. The distressing …

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Not-Guilty Verdict For Beagle Puppy Rescuers In Landmark Legal Case 12th January 2026 Defendants (From L-R): Alan Guthrie, Louisa Hillwood, Thomas Cusick, and Kat Chan. After a 7-day trial at Cambridge Crown Court, four defendants have been unanimously acquitted of burglary after deliberation lasting approximately 2 hours. The trial came after they rescued 18 beagle …

Two men denie hare coursing on farmland

13th January 2026 Elijah Boswell, of Smithies Lane, Barnsley, was charged with trespass with intent to search for hares with dogs following an alleged incident on New Year’s Eve of 2023 in Faxfleet, East Yorkshire. The 38-year-old will appear at Beverley Magistrates’ Court on February 2 for his trial alongside co-accused Shaun Price, 54, of …

Gamekeeper Thomas Munday convicted after brutally clubbing trapped Buzzard to death on a Pheasant shoot

Message from Raptor Persecution UK 12th January 2025 Further to last week’s blog about a gamekeeper being due to appear in court charged with killing a Buzzard on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire (here), the case was heard today at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court and Thomas Munday pleaded guilty. Here is a press release …

Trail hunting?????

Message from Lincs Police 8th January 2026 We are appealing for information after one, maybe two dogs died when they were hit by a train at a level crossing in Saxilby. We are appealing for information after fox hounds died as they ran back and forth across tracks as a train crossed the bridge over …

Witness The End Of Hunting: Removal Of All Current Exemptions

5th January 2026 The Hunt Saboteurs Association has produced a booklet titled ‘Witness The End Of Hunting’ which outlines our plans to stop hunters in their tracks or – at least – get them into court with a high chance of prosecution. In this fourth article, the HSA looks at our proposal to remove all …

Men named and charged after being found hare coursing

The men had three lurchers in pursuit of hares in fields 5th January 2026 Two men have been charged for illegally chasing hares with dogs and trespassing in fields. The Rural Crime Team at Wiltshire Police said that two men from Surrey were found hare coursing at approximately 3:15am on January 2. Officers were called …

British High Society – Shooting Estates and their dirty secrets

2nd January 2026 When the former royal prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, wanted to impress his billionaire paedophile friend, Jeffrey Epstein, what did he do? Invited him to the royal shooting estate at Balmoral, of course. A shallow attempt to influence by showing off status, wealth and ownership of vast tracts of land….and all kept purely for …