The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is seeking to hire an ‘experienced contractor’ to hunt foxes with dogs and capture crows using live bait traps, documents reveal. The bird protection charity is looking to employ an ‘appropriately qualified’ worker to catch and kill the animals, while hiding the cull from public view, documents […]
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Scottish Government Finally Ends Loopholes That Allow Fox Hunting
In a landmark decision, the Scottish Government ended the ‘sport’ of fox hunting for the first time ever. Now, under the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill, which the Parliament just passed, there will be a two-dog limit for flushing wild mammals to guns. Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind has been campaigning for the end to […]
Over 150 People in Northern Ireland Actively Involved in Cruel Act of Animal Baiting
The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) found that there are over 150 people actively involved in animal baiting in Northern Ireland. The organization told BBC Spotlight that there could be up to 14,000 cases of badger baiting in Northern Ireland each year. Baiting is deliberately setting up fights between hunting […]
Tougher sentences announced in crackdown on illegal hare coursing
People who take part in hare coursing, an illegal bloodsport, face tougher sentences under plans set out by the government on Tuesday. Hare coursing involves dogs being used to chase, catch and kill hares, sometimes in competition. The competition between dogs can be fierce and the hares are not always killed quickly. The practice was […]
‘This is sheer arrogance’: Hunt member filmed trying to hide the dead body of a fox near Banbury
This is not the first time that hounds belonging to the hunt have been caught on camera killed a fox. Fox hunting is illegal but huntsmen can use dogs for ‘drag’ or ‘trail’ hunting. Warwickshire Hunt said the death “was unfortunately impossible to prevent” and they are assisting police with any enquires The latest incident […]
Horrific clips show foxes being fed to baying hounds by Scots hunters
Animal rights activists have released a horrific showreel of incidents that shows foxes being fed to baying hounds. The League Against Cruel Sports claimed its video proves barbaric practices are deeply ingrained in the fox -hunting community. It follows another video that the Record highlighted two weeks ago in which Conrad Jones tossed a freshly […]
Fox Hunter Antagonizes Protesters With Dead Fox
A fox hunt in Howwood, Renfrewshire has sparked nationwide fury after Conrad Jones, a 24-year-old hunter, tossed a freshly killed fox to the pack of hunting dogs. He encouraged them to tear it apart in front of animal rights campaigners. Jones also taunted protesters who had tried to save the fox, rubbing their faces in […]
Huntsman encourages hounds to rip dead fox to pieces in front of animal rights campaigners
A huntsman has refused to apologise after being filmed feeding a dead fox to a pack of hounds in front of horrified animal rights campaigners. Conrad Jones sparked fury when he tossed a freshly-killed fox carcass to dogs at a hunt in Howwood, Renfrewshire, on Saturday, and encouraged them to tear it to pieces in […]