Chris Packham Slams Cruel Lake District Fox Hunt!

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

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

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

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

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

Trail hunting does not exist as a genuine activity; it exists only as a myth. It was invented after the hunting ban as a smokescreen for the continued hunting of wild mammals – exactly as campaigners warned it would be, and exactly as hunts themselves said they would do. In

Spring has sprung and Summer is getting underway. Many animals have spent months breeding, and many of their young will be starting to wander further from their home. Out in the countryside, HSA supporters are beginning to stumble across signs of wildlife persecution on shooting estates. Season of persecution  This