‘Two men convicted of animal cruelty offences after being filmed dragging a fox out of a tunnel and releasing it “into the path of a hunt” have been given suspended sentences.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An animal welfare charity has called for people who illegally hunt foxes to be given prison sentences – after two men were fined a “pitiful” £350.’
BBC News, 21st November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two people have been convicted of animal cruelty after foxes were thrown to hounds at a hunting kennels.’
BBC News, 10th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A poacher who made videos of his whippet killing wild foxes has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
BBC News, 25th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hunting conviction rates have fallen to all time low as a series of high profile cases have collapsed, it can be revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A falconer has been cleared of breaching strict hunting laws because he hunts foxes using a golden eagle.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Theresa May has ruled out trying to lift the ban on fox hunting ban for another two years, despite saying she wanted to repeal it during the election campaign.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has been accused of caving in to pressure from animal rights campaigners after a second huntsman was cleared of assaulting a female protester in a matter of months.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Hunt saboteurs should learn that it’s a “dangerous world out there” and stop standing in the way of riders, according to the lawyer of a huntsman cleared of ramming a protester.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Countryside Alliance says 80 per cent of registered hunts have held on to their supporters or recruited new ones since the ban.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Changes to the animal protection charity’s prosecution policy will not mean a final end to cases brought against members of fox hunts.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The neutrality of Professor Stephen Harris, one of the UK’s leading authorities on foxes, has been called into question.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘David Cameron must strengthen his plans for “English votes for English laws”, senior Tories have said, after the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon forced him to shelve a vote on relaxing the fox hunting ban in England.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘MPs will only be given 90 minutes to debate fox hunting before they vote on whether to legalise it, George Osborne has said.’
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The Independent, 9th July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Supporters of hunting with dogs are confident of overturning the ban imposed 10 years ago, claiming that a majority of MPs in the new House of Commons will vote to lift it.’
The Independent, 15th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Opponents of wild animal hunting claim the fox hunting ban, in force for more than 10 years, is not being properly enforced in the South West.
BBC News, 22nd April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The animal welfare charity says there is no longer a “realistic prospect of securing a conviction” against a master of the Cattistock hunt’
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Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘It’s 10 years since fox hunting was banned in the UK but the battle lines are still drawn, with hunters saying the law has failed and should be repealed, while animal welfare groups hail its success.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘As it approaches it’s tenth anniversary, The Telegraph examines what makes the Hunting Act one of the most contentious pieces of legislation seen in modern political times.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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