Three men sentenced after being caught hare coursing twice in a month in Cambridgeshire

Three men who were caught hare coursing in Cambridgeshire twice in a month have been handed three-year orders banning them from any similar activity. 18th February 2021 Levi Lee, 31, Edward Lee, 37 and John Lee, 64, all of Colliers Way, Arley, Coventry, were first spotted on 29 November, 2019. The trio were seen by …

16th anniversary of the Hunting Act

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Hunting Act coming into force. Hunts up and down the country continue to chase and kill wildlife and sabs are out every week stopping them. Please support your local hunt sab group - http://www.nwhsa.org.uk/support.html

Do you recognise these men? Hare coursing suspects near Marlborough

Do you recognize these men? 15th February 2021 Police are trying to track them down as they are wanted in connection with suspected hare coursing and criminal damage. Click thumbnails below for larger images. The unknown suspects have reportedly released lurcher type dogs onto farmland near Marlborough, damaging crops and fence posts in the process, …

Mike Hill 30 Years On – Never Forgotten and Never Forgiven

With many thanks to Liverpool Hunt Saboteurs for the article below. 30 years ago today, on the 9th of February 1991, hunt saboteur Mike Hill was killed at a meet of the Cheshire Beagles. Towards the end of the day’s hunting, with sabs having prevented any kills, the huntsman boxed up his hounds in a …

Irish Coursing Club fails to get High Court injunction to allow coursing to resume

25th January 2021 The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) has failed to secure a High Court injunction that would have allowed coursing to resume during the current Covid-19 restrictions. Ms Justice Niamh Hyland today said she was not satisfied to grant the ICC an injunction which would have seen coursing resume. That order would have remained …

Large hare coursing meet stopped by armed police

A large hare coursing meeting was stopped by armed police - and a number of fines were issued for breaches of lockdown rules. 19th January 2021 The meeting was due to happen around the Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire border, and police officers from both forces worked to stop it from happening today (January 19) Inspector Nick …

Hare coursers drove over farmer’s crops

22 Jan 2021 A trio of hare coursers who caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a farmer’s crops have been hit with more than £1000 in total fines. Jimmy Cole, 43, Chase Loveridge, 36, and Levi Cole, 20, were spotted driving a silver Land Rover across a field near Cambridge Road, in Fowlmere, at …

Two Poole men charged with hare coursing on Ringwood farmland

14th January 2021 Two men from Poole have been charged with hare coursing on farmland near Ringwood. Hampshire Police officers were called out to an incident at 6.54pm on Sunday, September 13. There were reports of people hunting a wild animal with dogs on private land at a farm in the Ringwood area. Two men …

CALL TO ACTION – Do you live in Cheshire?

Message from Cheshire Monitors - 11th January 2021 Do you want to make sure illegal hunting and other wildlife crime is high on the police agenda? Take a moment for wildlife. Join Cheshire Monitors in reminding Chief Constable Darren Martland and Police and Crime Commissioner David Keane that illegal hunting still persists in your county, …

Hare coursers sentenced for poaching

18th December 2020 Two hare coursers caught poaching were fined, and one banned from driving. Kevin Hall and Robert Smith, both 19, were seen driving a green Suzuki Vitara in Longstowe, with two sight hounds, in July last year. They were dispersed from the county for 48 hours but later spotted by a member of …