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One every week: hunting convictions at highest level yet
Official figures released today show convictions almost doubled in 2009 compared with 2008. Fifty-seven people were convicted of offences under the Hunting Act in 2009, according to Ministry of Justice figures, bringing to a total of 145 the number of people convicted between the coming into force of the Act in February 2005 an the…
TV chef and race horse trainer convicted of hare coursing
TV chef and ‘Fat Lady’ Clarissa Dickson-Wright and race horse trainer Sir Mark Prescott were today convicted on hare coursing charges following a private prosecution by IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare).
Cumbrian terrierman guilty of illegal hunting
Alistair Robinson, a terrierman for the Ullswater Foxhounds, was found guilty in Penrith Magistrate’s court of breaching Section 1 of the Hunting Act.
Hunting Act compliant with Human Rights legislation
The European Courts have dismissed the challenge to the Hunting Act made by the Countryside Alliance and Brian Friend in a landmark ruling.
CPS guidance states no RIPA authorisation needed for hunt monitors
The Countryside Alliance recently sent a letter to Chief Constables suggesting that if the police accept evidence gathered by NGOs such as the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS), through directed surveillance which is not authorised under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), both the Police and the Crown Prosecution Service may be liable…