These are the business bosses and huntsmen charged with allowing foxhounds to kill a cat and attack a man. Dungannon man Alexander Mills, who works for an agricultural machinery firm bearing his name, and Banbridge man Gareth Black, managing director of a North Down construction company, are charged alongside the Iveagh Hunt Club. The club […]
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Cat Killed by Hunting Hounds and Thrown Over Fence by Hunter
A shocking incident in West Cornwall has a neighborhood reeling. A 14-year old cat was mauled by a group of hunting hounds, and a neighbor of the owner caught the incident on video. Mini the cat was killed by a group of hounds and then a huntsman is seen on the video throwing the cat […]
Police launch investigation after hunt saboteurs film fox ‘being ripped apart’ by pack of hounds
Police have launched an investigation after shocking footage emerged appearing to show a fox being savaged to death by a pack of crazed hunt hounds. Members of the Warwickshire Hunt were recorded by saboteurs allegedly using their dogs to kill the animal during a meet at Arlescote, Warwickshire, last Wednesday. A pack of around 15 […]
Councils urged to ban hunts from their land as campaigners say foxes still die
Animal welfare campaigners today urged councils to ban hunts from their land. Fox hunting was outlawed in February 2005 following a vote in Parliament. But trail hunting, where where riders and hounds follow a scent along a pre-determined route, is allowed. It is meant to replicate a traditional hunt but without a fox being chased, maimed or […]
Petition: Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland
Fox hunting is an incredibly cruel sport in which foxes are chased by people on horseback and a pack of dogs for “fun.” Once caught, the dogs rip these poor foxes to shreds. Despite fox hunting being illegal in England, it still happens quite often due to weak enforcement of the law. A few months […]
Tories bail out ‘barbaric fox hunters’ with £50,000 cash to survive coronavirus crisis
A Tory council has given £50,000 to support despised hunters through the Covid crisis. MPs and campaigners have slammed Shropshire County Council’s “disgraceful” use of public funds. While the businesses receiving funds are drag hunts, they are surrounded by controversy. The council has declined to disclose hunts involved – classed as businesses under the Government’s […]
Foxes ‘still hunted and killed’ 15 years after bloodsport was banned
Foxes are still being hunted and killed 15 years to the day after the bloodsport was banned, activists have claimed. The Hunting Act came into force on February 18, 2005, putting an end to a centuries-old tradition of hunting foxes with hounds. But protesters and hunt saboteurs up and down the country claim foxes are […]
Boxing Day hunt forced to ditch 250 year tradition as they didn’t get proper licence
A prominent hunting club has been dealt a blow after being rumbled for holding its Boxing Day meet and collecting money without the required licences. The Cheshire Hunt was also found to have not submitted a health and safety assessment for the 250 year tradition on Tarporley High Street, in front of the Swan pub. […]