Back in December 2022, the Warwickshire Hunt was issued with a Community Protection Notice (CPN). But now the police have backtracked, having negotiated with the hunt to come to a "sensible working arrangement". It should come as little surprise that the hunting community has used this news as an opportunity…| Protect the Wild
MP Matt Western has written to both the Home Secretary and the Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police. The politician has said he is "making clear my express concerns about the lack of transparency" around the policing of the Warwickshire Hunt. Back in May 2022, Warwickshire Police's Rural Crime Team gave…| 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
2023 came to a close with more animals suffering needless deaths when two hunting hounds were killed on the A30 in Devon. On 30 December, hunt saboteurs reported that the dogs, suspected to belong to the Mid Devon Hunt, had been killed after being hit by cars. One was still…| Protect the Wild
Labour MP Matt Western has sent a letter to Philip Seccombe, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Warwickshire, asking him about the questionable policing of the Warwickshire Hunt. A Conservative councillor on Stratford-on-Avon District Council between 2002 and 2017, Seccombe was first elected as the Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner…| Protect the Wild
Warwickshire Police has released the controversial protocol it entered into with the Warwickshire Hunt. So, what have we found out?| Protect the Wild
