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CHRIS PACKHAM
Shrinking Support Forces Somerset Hunts to Merge…again!
In yet another blow to the hunting lobby, two Somerset hunts – the Weston & Banwell/West Somerset Vale Hunt (W&BWSV) and the Taunton Vale Harriers – have been forced to merge in a desperate attempt to survive.
Members of the two hunts gathered at an Emergency General Meeting last Tuesday evening at the Fox and Goose Pub near Highbridge. They met to decide on their future and vote on an amalgamation with the neighbouring Taunton Vale Harriers.
Sabs Eye In The Sky Captures Croome & West Warwickshire Kill
On Saturday 15th March, West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs and Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs attended a Croome & West Warwickshire Hunt meet at Marshall’s Transport Ltd on Pershore Airfield, Throckmorton.
After hunting behind Evesham Crematorium – whilst a service was in progress – the hunt moved on north and the hounds were put into a barn at Middle Buildings which is part of Hill Court Farm. With the hounds hunting through the farm and the huntsman encouraging the hounds on, a Three Counties Hunt sab nearest to the farm radioed through to West Mids Hunt Sabs that they may have been on a fox and they quickly got the drone up and over the farm.
Warwickshire Hunt Member Guilty of Illegal Fox Hunting!
Warwickshire Hunt member Benjamin Halsall, 24, from Whatcote Road, Shipston- on-Stour, was yesterday found guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs after hounds were filmed killing a fox.
The Spycops Scandal – Police Spies Out of Lives!
Following last week’s bombshell ITV broadcast perhaps the scandal of undercover police despatched into left wing groups is at last getting the attention it deserves.
Veg Of Darkness: A Smashing Time At The Grove & Rufford
It was the final meet of the season for seasoned foxhunters the Grove & Rufford last Saturday. Sabs were on them all day and frustration boiled over – they were clearly determined to go out with a bang. The venue was Hodsock Cottage Farm, a meet notorious for violence thanks, in part, to its proximity to the Sandbeck shooting estate.
Dumb Dumfries Hunt Score End Of Season Own Goal
On Saturday 8th March, Glasgow Hunt Sabs attended a meet of the Dumfriesshire & Stewartry (D&S) Hunt near the village of Thornhill, marking the first visit from sabs since the hunt’s formation in 2006.
The arrival of hunt sabs at one of the last meets of the season took the hunt by surprise. Clearly unsettled by their presence, the hunt attempted to drive sabs off by riding horses at them and using a number of tactics to hold them up.
Why Was A Serial Wildlife Criminal Allowed To Strike Again?
Last week former huntsman Sam Staniland pleaded guilty to three animal cruelty offences relating to illegal hunting and animal fighting. Between 2020 and 2023, foxes and badgers were targeted by Staniland in a number of incidents in Essex, with lurchers, patterdale terriers and a foxhound also being injured in the process. He was facing three further charges, but they were dismissed as part of proceedings.
Hunt Saboteurs Association: February Round-up
February may be the shortest month, but it wasn’t short of hunts being persistently sabbed, sabs using drones, illegal hunting, hunt violence and hunt trespass. The 18th of February marked the 20th anniversary of the Hunting Act coming into force and 20 years on sabs are still witnessing hounds hunting foxes to ground in badger setts, setts being blocked and terriermen going equipped.
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow – Coursing in the East
The coursing of wildlife with sight hounds across the eastern counties hit the national headlines recently with the rampage of a gang of approximately 70 individuals in multiple vehicles across the countryside around Ely at the end of January.
It was widely reported that many emergency calls were made to the police by the local community as hares and deer were killed and crops and property damaged. With no units attending, the gang continued with impunity for several hours and will undoubtedly be emboldened to do the same again by the lack of law enforcement.
ROGUES GALLERY
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LATEST TWEETS
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Does this look like Observation and research to you? That is the hunting exemption excuse they use to avoid prosecution (that and police inaction). Time to strengthen the act and remove this facial exemption.
*Sound on* The heart-stopping moment the hunted stag ran past a sab today, closely pursued by the Quantock Staghounds. They hunted into darkness. A shot was heard but they appeared to carry on hunting. We hope this was just another fake kill. w/ @mendiphuntsabs & @SomersetSabs
SHRINKING SUPPORT FORCES SOMERSET HUNTS TO MERGE…AGAIN!
In yet another blow to the hunting lobby, two Somerset hunts – the Weston & Banwell/West Somerset Vale Hunt (W&BWSV) and the Taunton Vale Harriers – have been forced to merge in a desperate attempt to survive.…
We're in #Cirencester for the third time this week, but this time not with the #VWH but at a #Vegan market. Already seen some lovely faces in the area and we'll be bigging up @CIHWatch and #CotswoldHuntSabs as well as the @HuntSabs
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