End Cruel Hunting for Good
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“I feel sick. Sick. What sort of psychopaths do this and more importantly why are this government allowing them to get away with it?”
CHRIS PACKHAM
GUILTY! HUNT SABS SECURE FIRST EVER CONVICTION AGAINST A BASSET PACK
Charlie Ford, huntsman of the Devon & Somerset Bassets, was found guilty of a Hunting Act offence at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 18 June 2026.This is the first time a basset pack has been convicted under the Hunting Act. The offence occurred on the 13th of October 2024 at
Deeply Worrying: The Stowe School Beagles
One of the many disturbing aspects of the recent drone video that led to the conviction of Stowe Beagles Kennel Huntsman Philip Kennedy is the way that he and others gloat over the hounds ripping the hare to pieces. This was an aspect of the video noted by Northamptonshire Police
Trail Hunting Consultation – Please Do It Today!
Our twelve-week countdown is now almost over – the government’s trail hunting closes at 11.59pm tomorrow night – 18th June 2026. If you have not done so already, please make sure your voice is heard in the next twenty-four hours. We will not get this chance again. And even as
Albrighton & Woodland Hunt huntsman and whipper in GUILTY of violent attack
We are now in the final week of the consultation into banning ‘trail hunting’ and despite hunts professing their innocence they are continuing to rack up convictions for hunting offences and violence. As well as the recent conviction of the huntsman from the Stowe Beagles for killing a hare, the
KILLING ON THE CURRICULUM – SCHOOL HARE HUNTS
With only a few days to go until the Government’s consultation on banning so-called ‘trail hunting’ closes (complete it here), hunters are doing a great job of showing the public the truth behind their smokescreen – this time the damning evidence coming from a private school’s illegal hare hunt. On
One Week To Go: Staggering Cruelty Exposed At Stag Hunt
With just over a week to go until the government’s public consultation on strengthening the Hunting Act closes, the HSA is today releasing horrifying leaked footage from within stag hunting.
Sick Private School Hunt Guilty of Killing Hare
The huntsman of a boarding school beagle pack pleaded guilty to illegal hunting last week, after shocking drone footage caught them killing a hare and then congratulating each other. Phillip Kennedy, 48, kennel huntsman of the Stowe Beagles – the hunt of the prestigious Buckinghamshire private school of the same
Hunts Love Their Animals, Right? Wrong
On Saturday the 9th of May people from all over the country came together to rally against hunting. At the event organised by the League Against Cruel Sports, Megan McCubbin spoke about how “every animal in this situation is a victim.” As the end of the government consultation into banning
TWO WEEKS TO GO – COVERT FOOTAGE PROVES A STRONGER DETERRENT IS NEEDED
With two weeks to go before the consultation into strengthening the Hunting Act ends, the HSA has obtained new footage which perfectly illustrates the need for a stronger deterrent to hunting wild mammals with dogs. Relentless Cruelty Covert cameras captured Grove & Rufford huntsman, Jacob Whalley, preparing for a cubbing meet
ROGUES GALLERY
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HOWL ARCHIVE
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HUNT LOCATIONS
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The government consultation is now closed, but the cruelty is set to continue for as long as the legislation takes...
Read how the Devon & Somerset Staghounds deliberately and intentionally prolonged the suffering of this cornered hind, which they hunted and tormented with dogs,
Charlie Ford, huntsman of the Devon & Somerset Bassets, was found guilty of a Hunting Act offence at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 18 June 2026.
This is the first time a basset pack has been convicted under the Hunting Act.
Despite the ludicrous excuses the defence
In a recent email to their supporters the Hunting Kind have exceeded themselves in delusion. The email claims that hunting is an "active communion" that forces a "deep, respectful, appreciation for the lives taken."
Respect implies dignity and consideration, not digging a fox
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