Scott Matthew Cochrane found with dead rabbits, Lurcher-type dogs and steel ball bearings

AN OFFENDER who admitted hunting wild animals with dogs has been banned from land across three counties after breaching a court order. Scott Matthew Cochrane had been found with dead rabbits, Lurcher-type dogs and steel ball bearings. He can no longer enter many rural areas in Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. The areas include south of …

Men convicted for illegal fox cruelty at Kimblewick hunt spared jail

TWO men who were convicted of animal cruelty after dragging a trapped fox from a tunnel during a hunt in Oxfordshire have been spared jail. Ian James Kirby Parkinson, 65, of Lower Road, Haddenham, and Mark Anthony Vincent, 53, of Kimblewick, Aylesbury - the President of the Kimblewick Hunt group - were both found guilty …

Former Meynell Hunt members admit illegally hunting wild animal with dogs

18th November 2019 Four other hunt associates have had their case dismissed. Two men have been fined after admitting illegally hunting a wild animal with dogs. Sam Staniland, 32, of Hadleigh, Ipswich; and William Tatler, 46, of The Green, Idridgehay, Belper; were fined £535 each when they appeared at Nottingham Justice Centre. Both men are …

Illegal owl trader caught by police

18th November 2019 An illegal owl trader was rumbled after West Midlands Police swooped to discover birds being unlawfully kept and sold on. Officers discovered six of the protected species across three garden aviaries in Walsall after executing a search warrant alongside the National Wildlife Crime Unit. The force acted on information last December and …

From Derbyshire Rural Crime Team

COURT RESULT At Nottingham Magistrates court today (15th November 2019) in relation to a hunting case. 2 former members of the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt have pleaded Guilty under Section 1 of the Hunting Act (autumn hunting). The offence occurred in October 2018. William TATLER the Hunt Master at the time and Sam STANILAND …

RE: Does anybody know this EVIL FUCKER?

UPDATE - 14th November 2019 Cat killer Amos Price jailed over dog's savage mauling of pet In CCTV footage, Amos Price, 30 , was seen dragging his dog towards the white and black cat sitting on a garden wall in Walsall. Before letting go of the lurcher's collar, he looked around to check he was …

Dad illegally killed nearly 30 badgers and kept them in freezers

7th November 2019 A father of four has admitted illegally shooting nearly 30 badgers outside of culling season and keeping the carcasses in freezers. Scott Milne, 42, appeared at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (November 7) facing three charges. The court heard that Milne was arrested when police, forensics officers and firefighters raided a farm …

Kimblewick Hunt Terrier Men found Guilty of Animal Cruelty

Hunt Saboteurs Association News Release 30th October 2019 Mark Vincent and Ian Parkinson have been found guilty of keeping a fox captive and inflicting suffering upon it in breach of the Animal Welfare Act. Both men were employed by the Kimblewick Hunt at the time of the offence on 1st January this year. The trial …

Gainsborough man spared jail after admitting badger baiting offences in Nottinghamshire

23rd October 2019 A Gainsborough man has been given a suspended prison sentence and banned from keeping dogs for five years after admitting two badger baiting charges in a Nottinghamshire village. Ryan Smith 26, of Noel Street, pleaded guilty to interfering with a badger sett and attempting to kill a badger, when he appeared before …

Smirking man banned from keeping dogs after terriers found injured from suspected ‘badger baiting’

12th October 2019 A man has been banned from keeping dogs for two years after five of his dogs were found with serious injuries consistent with illegal fighting with badgers. Anthony Oakes, 33, appeared at Kirklees Magistrates Court this week and admitted causing unnecessary suffering by failing to take the dogs to a vet. Back …