Northamptonshire-based hare hunt in court over offences under the Hunting Act 2004| protectthewild.substack.com
Two men from the Portman Hunt have been convicted under Section 1 of the Hunting Act. They were found guilty on 20 September, despite insisting that it is normal to lay a scent trail through barbed wire! The Portman Hunt's Tom Lyle, who is huntsman and master, and Marcus Boundy,…| Protect the Wild
Northamptonshire Police has stated that it will not prosecute members of the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt, even though three of its hounds were killed on the busy A43. The incident took place on 19 February between Broughton and Sywell. Northants Hunt Saboteurs wrote of the police's decision: "We are extremely…| Protect the Wild
Northants Hunt Saboteurs have received a number of reports that hounds from the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt have been killed when the hunt lost control of them. The incident took placed on 19 February on the A43 between Broughton and Sywell, Northamptonshire. The sabs posted photos on Facebook, sent to…| Protect the Wild
The Trail Hunt Smokescreen Clearing away the 'trail hunt' smokescreen In 2004 the passing of the Hunting Act made fox hunting illegal. Since then hunts have claimed to be following artificial scent trails rather than deliberately hunting wild mammals. This is nothing but a lie.So-called 'trail hunting' didn't exist before…| Protect the Wild
Hunt Havoc Hunt Havoc - it's everywhere the hunts go... One reason we need to get rid of hunting altogether - not simply try to strengthen existing legislation and allow hunting to continue in a slightly altered form - is to stop what is known as 'hunt havoc'. Hunts have…| Protect the Wild
The Forgotten Victims of Hunting Hunting's impact on animals is usually focussed on the foxes, hares, deer, and other mammals that are still suffering from being illegally hunted. But there are other animals also caught up in hunting's exploitation of sentient beings: the dogs that hunts use.They are the forgotten…| Protect the Wild