Two men charged in relation with altercation at Thurlow Hunt

21st June 2018 Two men have been served a summons to appear at court in connection with hunting offences and an assault following an incident at the Thurlow Hunt last Boxing Day. At around 2pm on Tuesday, December 26 police were called to reports of an incident between a hunt group and hunt monitors in …

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Four North East men charged in cockfighting investigation by police and RSCPA

20th June 2018 Four men have been charged with cockfighting after a rural raid by police and the RSPCA. The men, who come from Durham and Northumberland , were arrested at a countryside location in North Yorkshire in connection with alleged cockfighting. The raid in Hambleton on January 13 was launched as part of an …

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Suspended sentences and community service - that’s the punishment for attempted murder if you’re a hunt supporter Fox hunt supporters given suspended prison sentences for brutal attack on League investigators Posted 14th June, 2018 Two men received suspended prison sentences today at Leicester Crown Court for seriously assaulting two League Against Cruel Sports professional investigators …

3 men deny affray charges at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court

13th June 2018 TWO Ryedale men and a man from East Yorkshire have appeared in court charged with affray. Richard Robertson Tierney, 30, of Cross Lane in Snainton, Robert Howard Robertson Tierney, 56, also of Cross Lane in Snainton, and Roger Marley, 50, of Church Lane in Langtoft, East Yorkshire, all appeared at Scarborough Magistrates’ …

Revealed: Badger cull costs taxpayer £831,0000 – or £1,000 for every animal killed

9th June 2018 New figures show policing the badger cull in one county alone has cost the public purse more than £831,000 in the last year. A Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request from the Wounded Badger Patrol Cheshire was originally rejected by Cheshire Police, after officers said they did not hold the figures. But …

Exposed: The Secret World of Badger Baiters

Wales Investigates explores the secretive world of illegal hunting and uncovers a network of badger baiters and their culture. The bloodsport has been illegal for decades, so why is it still going strong? Wyre Davies investigates. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b3kfhh This programme will be available to watch online shortly after broadcast on Tuesday 22nd May 2018 Or watch …

Father and son kept injured wild goshawk in ‘misery’ at their home

18th May 2018 A Pontardawe father and son have been sentenced after illegally keeping a wild goshawk and failing to ensure urgent veterinary treatment for the bird’s severely broken wing. Paul Baker, 67, and Jess Baker, 39, pleaded guilty to a number of offences at Swansea Magistrates’ Court last week, including an admission that their …

Five people have appeared in court accused of killing fox cubs

15th May 2018 Five people have appeared in court accused of killing fox cubs after a police inquiry into alleged cruelty at a hunting kennel. Julie Elmore, Paul Oliver, Nathan Parry, Paul Reece and Hannah Rose were not asked to enter a plea to charges of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal when they …

Finally, all five suspects charged in the South Herefordshire fox cub case.

Five people to face animal cruelty charges Detective Inspector Jonathan Roberts, of West Mercia Police, said: "Three men aged 38, 39 and 40 and two women aged 29 and 54, have been summonsed to court to face multiple charges of animal cruelty. "This follows a complex investigation in South Herefordshire. The individuals will appear at …

Battle In The Country: The Hunt Saboteurs

BBC Three Published on May 6, 2018 A documentary exploring a growing battle in the countryside between anonymous 'hunt saboteurs' and the groups they are targeting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsAJo1-191o North West Hunt Saboteurs Association 07960 038230 http://www.nwhsa.org.uk You can also donate via the link above Direct Action Against All Forms of bloodsports