29th October 2009

Police probe hunt viewers’ injury claims near Pewsey

Police are investigating after two hunt monitors claim they were mown down by a Tedworth Hunt employee at Stowell, near Pewsey, on Saturday.

The two men, one from near Pewsey and the other from near Marlborough, said they were on a public road at Stowell where the Tedworth had its opening meet when a hunt worker deliberately drove at them on a quad bike

20th October 2009

Urban fox hunter to pay £500 fine

A DUMBARTON man has been fined £500 for fox hunting. Martin Johnstone was spotted digging holes and sending a dog down to hunt foxes on wasteland near to Southdeen Avenue, Drumchapel, in June this year.

The 32-year-old forklift driver was arrested after police arrived and saw him and a fox running from a hole he had dug

10th October 2009

Foxes in the UK 'Used As Live Bait For Fighting Dogs'

Police are investigating reports that urban foxes are being caught in London, UK, then used as bait for fighting dogs. Gangs with dogs and nets have been spotted hunting in woodland in the Rotherhithe area of the capital.

Two dead foxes have been found and three dead cats have also been discovered "ripped to pieces". Wildlife campaigners believe that the foxes are caught and used as bait for dogs ahead of illegal fights

10th October 2009

Hunts warned to avoid conflict with monitors

UK hunts are being warned to avoid confrontations with antis this season after concerns that "hunt monitors" are trying to bait followers

In a letter sent to packs last month, Masters of Foxhounds Association (MFHA) chairman Stephen Lambert said: "Their [the monitors'] prime objective is, without doubt, to inflame our supporters and trigger a serious public order incident in which hunting people will be shown as the aggressors.

7th October 2009

Tories to reverse Labour's foxhunt ban within a year

Foxhunting could be legal within a year of the Tories being able to take power. MPs would be given a free vote on repealing the ban, David Cameron confirmed yesterday.

The Tory leader described the Hunting Act, which was passed five years ago, as a farce

6th October 2009

David Cameron confesses to history of hunting

David Cameron, the Conservative leader, today confirmed that he used to go hunting.
He made the comment as he described the 2004 ban on hunting with dogs as a "farce" and said a Conservative government would allow MPs to have a free vote on its repeal.