Western Hunt master loses appeal for conviction over cat killing by hounds

John Lanyon Sampson, 55, of St Buryan, was found guilty in December of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control 25th April 2022 The master of a Cornish hunt whose dogs mauled a beloved pet cat to death has tried to get his conviction overturned. John Lanyon Sampson, who owns a farm …

Railway trespass by members of the South Durham Hunt

Message from NE HUNT Monitors On the 1st & 15th of January 2022 we filmed a series of railway trespass by members of the South Durham Hunt (SDH), all footage and names of those involved was forwarded to British Transport Police who in turn then forwarded the footage to the CID in Newcastle due to …

The cheek of it

Sign blocking pavement on Manchester Road is removed 6th April 2022 A ROAD sign blocking a pavement in Knutsford town centre has been removed. The direction sign for a Cheshire Forest Hunt point to point steeplechase at Tabley House on Sunday blocked the path on Manchester Road for anyone using a wheelchair or pushing a …

COLLUSION IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

21st March 2022 Wiltshire Hunt Sabs speak to the Hunt Saboteurs Association. A week last Saturday, Wiltshire and Reading Sabs paid a visit to the closing meet of the Avon Vale Hunt. We have sabbed this hunt numerous times this year, and really are hurting them on and off the field, without a single punch …

Man questioned by police after fox chased through village by hounds

Witnesses saw a pack of hounds chase the animal through the centre of Peatling Magna 10th March 2022 A man in his 30s has been questioned by police officers after an incident in which a fox was chased through a village by a pack of hounds. The incident happened in Peatling Magna, near Lutterworth, in …

‘Out of control’ hunt hounds run through animal sanctuary

7th March 2022 A PACK of hunt hounds are alleged to have run riot in fields belonging to an animal sanctuary. Staff at the Farm Animal Sanctuary, in the Littletons just outside Evesham, said that around 30 hounds belonging to the North Cotswold Hunt entered their premises last Monday (February 28). Owner of the sanctuary, …

Police investigate Ledbury Hunt after hounds run down Upton streets

15th February 2022 Hounds were seen in Upton upon Severn last Friday Police are investigating after hounds from the Ledbury Hunt were seen running down residential streets in Upton upon Severn last week. The dogs ran through gardens in Hall Green, off Rectory Road, last Friday (February 11) before a huntsman on horseback and a …

Anti-hunt protesters claim Warwickshire Hunt’s hounds have once again been caught on camera killing a fox

1st February 2022 Saboteurs' film shows hounds mauling a fox whose body was taken away by a member of the Warwickshire hunt staff And in this latest incident, men seemingly belonging to the hunt tried to block anti-hunt protesters from filming the incident. Other videos of foxes and a deer being killed near Banbury have been reported during the …

The bastards

Horse put down after bolting from fox hunt hounds 14th January 2022 A HUNT has “offered its condolences” after its hounds raced on to private land and scared a horse which subsequently had to be put down. Lisa Line’s horse, Barney, who lived in the Grove Estate, Wormingford, was panicked when about 40 dogs gained …

FOUR HUNT HOUNDS HIT AND KILLED BY TRAIN

From North Dorset Hunt Saboteurs We are so very sorry to bring you this devastating news. At the end of the Blackmore and Sparkford Vale New Year's Day meet at Henstridge, the hunt chased a fox onto the railway line and 4 dogs were hit by a train and killed. A spokesperson for Network Rail …