Two Bridges Hunt Club, Four Hunt Meet – A Shadow of its Former Self

20th February 2026 East Dart Inn, Postbridge. 18 February 2026 Nearly a hundred years old, the Two Bridges Hunt Club annual meet on Dartmoor would once have been a prestigious event in the fox hunting calendar. Originally formed by the hunting men of the Royal Navy, with the naval city of Plymouth and Britannia Royal …

Two hare coursing suspects arrested near Wiltshire farm

17th February 2026 Two people suspected of hare coursing have been arrested by Wiltshire Police. Officers responded to an incident which was reported in Pewsey at around 10.30pm on Friday, February 13. They then handcuffed two men who were in a Ford Fiesta near the Wingfield crossroads, and seized the vehicle after finding two dogs …

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Guilty! Pipewell Foot Beagles Huntsman De-Horned 19th February 2026 Philip Saunders, huntsman of the Pipewell Foot Beagles, was yesterday found guilty of illegal hunting at Northampton magistrate’s court. Fittingly, the conviction – only the second of a hare-hunting beagle pack – came just before the 21st anniversary of the Hunting Act. Philip Saunders: de-horned at …

Northamptonshire huntsman to pay more than £5k and have his horn destroyed after admitting guilt halfway through trial for killing hare with hounds

18th February 2026 A Northamptonshire huntsman changed his plea to guilty halfway through his trial today (February 17) where he and a colleague were facing charges for killing a hare with hounds. Huntsman Philip Saunders, 45, of Irchester, had been charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs under Section 1 of the Hunting Act …

Poacher guilty of hare coursing in Birchington

17th February 2026 The moment a poacher was approached by officers after hunting hares with a dog has been shared by police. The video shows rural task force police officers in land off Dane Road, Birchington, where they discover three dead animals. They had been called to the fields after members of the public reported …

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Stag Hunting: The Forgotten Bloodsport 17th February 2026 In March the practice of spring stag hunting in the West Country will start again – though, in reality, it is only for a few short summer months that stags and hinds are left in peace. Over the last few years, hunt sabs have taken unprecedented action …

Man found guilty of attending a hare coursing event

16th February 2026 A man has been found guilty of attending a large-scale hare coursing event in Cambridgeshire. John Lee, 24, of Fen Road, Cambridge, was found guilty of attending a hare coursing event on 25 January 2025 at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (12 February). He was issued three-year Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) which …

Barnsley and Wakefield men – hare coursing near Goole

15th February 2026 TWO men have been found guilty of being equipped to search for brown hares with dogs - after they were discovered with dogs and equipment. Elijah Boswell, 38, of Smithy’s Lane in Barnsley, and Shaun Price, 54, of Dunningly Lane in Wakefield, were both fined for hare coursing offences, after a trial …

Hunt in Cornwall given a Community Protection Warning (CPW)

Message from Kernow Sabs, Monitors and Animal Rights Team - Cornwall 13th February 2026 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗣𝗪 - 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 After a further FOI request we now have the full conditions of the Community Protection Warning issued by Devon and Cornwall Police. Very interesting to see how exactly …

Cottesmore Fox Hunters Found ‘Not Guilty’ Of Fox Hunting

13th February 2026 Sam Jones, huntsman of the Cottesmore Hunt, has been found ‘Not Guilty’ of fox hunting, following a two-day trial at Loughborough and Leicester Magistrates Court on 4th and 5th February 2026. The trial follows an incident on 18th January 2025 where the Cottesmore hunted a fox in front of Northants Hunt Saboteurs. …