Sick trio used dogs to hunt terrified wild hares and posed with dead animals

Euan Anderson, Nicky Grant and Jordon Steel, all from South Lanarkshire, were ordered to pay a total of £5,025 with Grant and Steel both banned from owning or keeping dogs for two years. 5th June 2023 Three men who were caught on camera using dogs to chase and kill terrified wild hares have been sentenced. …

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Hare coursing trio sentenced

6th June 2023 Three men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. Euan Anderson, Nicky Grant and Jordon Steel, all from South Lanarkshire, had previously pled guilty at Stirling Sheriff Court to wildlife offences. The trio were ordered to pay a total of £5,025 with Grant and Steel both banned from …

Dorset man caused unnecessary suffering to chicken

3rd June 2023 A MAN has admitted causing unnecessary suffering to a chicken by releasing dogs on it. Sonny-Joe Barney, 20, was issued with a postal requisition in relation to the incident which took place on July 7 last year. Barney pleaded guilty to a single count of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal …

Three men convicted of poaching after being spotted illegally using dogs to hunt wildlife

The men were spotted with several Saluki and Lurcher-type dogs hunting on private farmland. 20th May 2023 Three men have been convicted of poaching after they were spotted illegally using dogs to hunt. The men were caught hunting wildlife with several Saluki and Lurcher-type dogs in October last year when a police officer noticed two …

Two men who used dogs to cruelly hunt wild hares given unpaid work

25th April 2023 Steven McDonald, 38, and Richard Hanratty, 29, previously pled guilty to wildlife offences at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. Two Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced to unpaid work after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares. Steven McDonald, 38, from Inverurie, and Richard Hanratty, 29, from Bridge of Don, previously pled guilty to wildlife …

Hunt Saboteurs Association 60 this year

Did you know that this year is our 60th anniversary? 🎉 Thanks so much Chris Packham for celebrating with us and for your inspiring words to every hunt saboteur saving wildlife! Check out his message below. 👇  

Hare coursing trio found on land in Market Drayton given community order

28th March 2023 Three men who were found in a Shropshire field armed to go hunting hares with dogs have been given a 12 month community order. They were prosecuted after West Mercia Police used new legislation aimed at preventing hare coursing for the first time. Kevin Skelding, 39, of Liz Clare Court, Donnington, Craig …

Three men caught hare-coursing in Warwickshire are first people to convicted under new rural laws

They were all ordered to pay more than £2,000 and banned from owning dogs for five years 23rd March 2023 Three men caught hare-coursing in Warwickshire are the first people to convicted under new laws to tackle the crime. They were all ordered to pay more than £2,000 and banned from owning dogs for five …

Community service for man convicted of hare coursing in Crondall

22nd March 2023 A man has been sentenced to community service following an investigation by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary country watch team into hare coursing in Crondall. Police were called to farmland in the afternoon of November 22 last year following reports of a trespasser on the land whose lurcher dog was …

Blackpool men in court over illegal hare coursing after police seize dogs

23rd March 2023 Three men have made their first appearances at court facing charges of illegal hare coursing. On Wednesday (March 22), three men appeared at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court charged with trespassing on land on November 11 last year with the intent to pursue hares with dogs. The trio were Shane Boswell, 49, of Whalley …