Three men convicted under Poaching Act

30th July 2021 On Friday 23 July, three men appeared at Hull Magistrates Court for offences under Section 1 of the Night Poaching Act 1828 following an incident on Thursday 18 February. Jason Thacker (29) of Forber Avenue, Hull, Louis Whiteley (24) of Marvel Street, Hull and Jordon Rispin (24) of Portobello Street, Hull appeared …

BREAKING NEWS: Eggesford Hunt terriermen found GUILTY of interfering with an active badger sett

Message from Devon County Hunt Sabs 28th July 2021 In Nov 2019 we caught Eggesford terriermen Seward Folland and Nathan Bowes (now with the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt) blocking a badger sett at Bridge Reeve, after the hounds had hunted a fox to ground. Watch the video here - https://www.facebook.com/devoncountyhuntsaboteurs/videos/511956433199024 Earlier this month the case …

Hunt club charged with allowing hounds to attack man and kill cat

20th July 2021 A Co Down hunt club and two of its office holders have been charged with offences arising from the hound pack allegedly attacking a person and a cat. Although none of the defendants appeared at Lisburn Magistrates Court today, Iveagh Hunt Club and office holders Gareth Black and Alexander Mills were charged …

Cat killed by pack of hounds and then thrown over a fence by huntsman

UPDATE 7th July 2021 John Lanyon Sampson, 55 who is the huntsman and Master of the Western hunt has been charged by Devon and Cornwall Police in connection with this incident - Sampson of St Buryan, is due to appear before Truro Magistrates’ Court on 22 July where he will face charges of criminal damage …

Hunt members deny interfering with active badger setts in Devon

6th July 2021 Two men have denied interfering with badger setts in use. Nathan Bowes and Seward Folland were filmed by hunt saboteurs as they blocked entrances to a badger sett in woodland in Devon, in November 2019. Mr Bowes, of Brixworth, Northampton, told Exeter Magistrates Court he put nets around the sett after he …

Interfering with badger setts trial in Devon

5th July 2021 Two men have gone on trial accused of interfering with badger setts. Seward Folland, 75, of Puddington, Devon, and Nathan Bowes, 26, of The Bothy Kennels, Brixworth, Northampton, were filmed blocking entrances to flush out a fox, by anti-hunt campaigners, Exeter Magistrates Court heard. The prosecution said there was evidence of the …

Evil fucker

Evil thug forced his dogs to tear animals apart and took selfies with the remains ***WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT*** 'Blood sport' loving Antony Holloway has dodged jail and been banned from keeping dogs for just four years after making his pets fight badgers and foxes to death 24th June 2021 A barbaric animal abuser posed for …

Rossendale and Clitheroe Rural Task Force

15th June 2021 Rossendale and Clitheroe Rural Task Force working with the RSPCA have this morning executed two warrants under the animal welfare act. The warrants follow on from community intelligence with regards a male banned from owning animals has acquired new dogs for badger baiting and fighting. Intelligence received states that dogs were coming …

Three poachers fined and their dogs seized

13th June 2021 THREE men have been fined for poaching and their dogs have been seized. The trio were caught on farmland at Overton on November 29, a court heard. The three are: Barry James Smith, 32, of Cobbetts Close, Normandy, Surrey; Billy Williams, 18, of Swallow Park Close, Tolworth, London; and John Williams, 23, …

Poole man in court for hunting wild mammal with a dog

5th June 2021 A POOLE man has appeared in court for illegally hunting a wild mammal with a dog. Callum Carpenter was alleged to have committed the offence in Bromham, Wiltshire, on October 10, 2020. Carpenter, 28, pleaded not guilty at a hearing in April, however, the bench found him guilty of the crime in …