Still sabbing the bastards
24th November 2020 POLICE have arrested two men on suspicion of hare coursing. The incident happened in a field in Whitchurch, Hampshire on Sunday. Officers received reports of trespassers in the field at around 10.15am. A 22 year old man from Gillingham in Dorset and a 31 year old man from Salisbury, Wiltshire, were arrested …
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10th November 2020 Michael Lund, 51, of Lazenby Road, Hartlepool, did not appear at Hull Magistrates’ Court last month, but pleaded guilty to the breach of the notice (CPN) by post. Lund was first issued with a CPN in October 2019 after being seen coursing for hares at locations in East Yorkshire, including Asselby, Halsham, …
11th November 2020 A 13-year-old boy was among three people arrested for alleged hare-coursing in Angus at the weekend. Two men, aged 40 and 33, were charged by police following reports of the blood sport in a field between Forfar and Kirriemuir on Sunday, November 8. The pair are due in Forfar Sheriff Court at …
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18th November 2020 The two men from outside the county were arrested and charged with hare coursing offences in Amber Hill on Thursday November 17. Leslie Coneley, aged 27, from Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, has been charged with permitting the use of a vehicle without insurance and hunting a wild mammal with a dog. Jimmy Coneley, …
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25th November 2020 A 31-year-old man has been charged with hare coursing on farmland as North Yorkshire's poaching clampdown continues. The man, from Guisborough, was charged with hunting a wild mammal with dogs, and possessing a lock knife, which was found on him during a search. A North Yorkshire Police officer was on patrol near …
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26th November 2020 Licensing is to be introduced for Scottish shooting estates in a bid to make them more accountable for practices such as raptor persecution. It comes despite strong opposition from land managers who claim it will make their businesses unprofitable. The Scottish government said it would bring forward legislation in the next parliamentary …
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26th November 2020 We are aware of the recent allegations made to the police in relation to a webinar hosted by The Hunting Office, hunting’s governing body. Whilst these allegations are being examined by the police and Crown Prosecution Service to determine if any criminal offences have taken place, we are suspending trail hunting on …
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26th November 2020 The National Trust have said it will pause trail hunting on its land and will not be granting new licences this season. The news follows a ITV News report that revealed webinars hosted by The Hunting Office, the sport’s governing body, are being examined by police officers in conjunction with the Crown …
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25th November 2020 Forestry England have suspended all licences for hunts to Trail Hunt on their land. If you spot a hunt in Forestry England land this season then please call the Police, and your friendly neighbourhood Hunt Saboteurs. Also see - https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-25/exclusive-trail-hunting-suspended-on-forestry-england-land
24th November 2020 Last night, ITV News covered our story of the leaked Hunting Office webinars, in which hunt staff were encouraged to commit perjury and break the Hunting Act. Please watch the great 5 minute news piece via the following link -Â https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-24/police-and-cps-investigating-webinars-held-by-huntings-governing-body
