Since the enactment of the Hunting Act 2004, hunters have consistently demonstrated a disregard for the law. Below is a snapshot of offenses committed by hunters and their associates, listed in chronological order based on the date the case outcome was decided. Please note that this is a summary and does not include all offenses. […]
It’s just one week into the 2022-23 season and fox hunts are already dangerously out of control.
Hunt Saboteurs Association News Release 5th February 2018 David Thomas, hunt Master of the Dwyryd hunt, has today been sentenced to 22 weeks imprisonment and banned from keeping dogs for 8 years after being found guilty of badger baiting. Jordan Houlsten, the hunt terrier man, was also sentenced to 20 weeks and received a […]
David Thomas, master and huntsman of the Dwyryd Hunt, has been convicted of running a horrific badger-baiting ring from his hunt kennels. RSPCA investigators found an elaborate system of pipes, artificial setts and cages at the kennels – all built to facilitate the premeditated torture of foxes and badgers by dogs. The HSA is […]
