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Scottish gamekeeper convicted for causing unnecessary suffering to trapped magpies

Message from Raptor Persecution UK Press release from Scottish SPCA (7th March 2023): Penicuik man receives ban from keeping animals for five years after trapping and killing magpies Alexander Hamilton was sentenced to a five-year ban from owning and keeping animals and 100 hours of community service at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday, 5 March. …

Illegal East Lothian deer hunter uses high-powered Texan air rifle to kill animal

John Smeadley from Haddington admitted to being in possession of a Texan Air Rifle Lethal Load weapon to kill a deer. The man also admitted to having the animals carcass in his home. 24th February 2024 An East Lothian law-breaking deer hunter who fired a high-powered Texan air rifle to kill a deer has been …

A Hunt Sab : My Saturday

16th February 2024 Inspired by Gregg Wallace’s recent article, a Hunt Sab talks us through their typical Saturday. 7.00am I wake up, get a coffee and breakfast and check messages relating to the day’s sabbing plans. I charged my equipment the night before: camcorder, radio, phone, body camera, so I pack it all away in a …

Hunting TV show host, wife fined for poaching in B.C. and Alberta: wildlife officials

9th February 2024 Other charges still pending against Michel and Lynn Beaulieu in B.C.: court records Court records show Michel and Lynn Beaulieu are still facing several more illegal hunting charges in B.C. after a joint investigation led to more than $31,500 in fines for offences in B.C. and Alberta, conservation services said. (Alpine Carnivore/Facebook) The …

Outfoxed: have the hunt saboteurs wiped out hunting?

3rd September 2024 Over 60 years ago the first punches were thrown in what became a bitter guerilla campaign in the British countryside. Hunting was supposedly banned in 2004 but carried on regardless — now the hunt saboteurs are finally winning, writes JOHN LILBURNE. Hunt saboteurs, or ‘sabs,’ have now done battle in the countryside …

Fine for pensioner who shot bird of prey

26th January 2024 A PENSIONER who was found guilty of gunning down a protected bird of prey has been left with a bill of more than £2,000 after an RSPCA investigation landed him in court. Peter Smith, of Clifton Close, Barnsley was charged with killing a sparrowhawk at Hope Street Allotments, Mapplewell, in February last …

Hunt Saboteurs Association Tip off Hotline

The HSA now have a tip-off hotline that you can contact in strict confidence! If you have some information about a hunt or have seen a hunt please get in touch, someone will respond to you as soon as possible 07443  148426.  

Pro-shooting minister approves gamebird licences despite bird flu warning

29th November 2023 Exclusive: Lord Benyon overruled his own experts to allow release of pheasants and partridges in protected sites A pro-shooting environment minister allowed gamebirds to be released into protected wildlife sites for hunting despite his own experts warning it could spread bird flu to at-risk species. Lord Richard Benyon, who himself owns a …

Two-thirds of confirmed illegal killings of birds of prey last year linked to shooting estates

From Channel 4 News 23rd November 2023 Around two-thirds of the confirmed illegal killings of birds of prey last year are linked to shooting estates. That's according to the RSPB's latest report on bird crime, which we can exclusively reveal. Buzzards, red kites, goshawks, hen harriers, peregrine falcons and white-tailed eagles have all fallen victim …