East Anglia
Gareth Cheeseman
East Anglia · North Cambs Sabs
BEHIND THE MASKS
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Judge Criticises Sabs After Hunt Master Successfully Appeals Assault Conviction
A former joint master of the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt in Northamptonshire, Mark Ferguson, has successfully appealed his 2022 conviction for assault, with the judge concluding that a hunt saboteur was the real aggressor. During the appeal hearing at Nottingham Crown Court on August 29th and 30th, His Honour Judge
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Rent-a-Sabs Paid £200 Each to Disrupt Wemmergill Shoot
The large group of hunt saboteurs who disrupted a grouse shoot at the Wemmergill Estate on 12th August boasted of being paid £200 each to aggravate guests and incite violence, according to an eyewitness. The observer, who we are choosing not to name for safety reasons, reported that the saboteurs
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Town and country: Masked rioters hold up an ugly mirror to hunt sabs
In the early days of August the UK was shaken by outbreaks of riots, vandalism and thuggery on streets across the country. At the time of writing, over 1,000 individuals have been arrested and hundreds charged for their participation in these acts of violence. Some readers may look at
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Labour Criticised for Proposed Ban on Trail Hunting
Within its claim to introduce the “biggest boost to animal welfare in a generation” this weekend, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has allegedly promised to outlaw trail hunting, leading to widespread criticism. After Tony Blair’s government enforced the Hunting Act in February 2005, hunts across the UK sought to
Sabs Unmasked
Ricky Frazer Southall
Manchester/Huddersfield · Anonymous for the Voiceless (AV), Palestine Action
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Protect the Wild will ruin rural businesses
The new target for the so-called animal lovers at Protect the Wild is the economic fabric of the British countryside – the small, often family-run businesses which are trying to survive in increasingly difficult times. Protect the Wild has announced it will soon launch a new website, which will be a
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Write to Your MP About How Sabs Are Ruining the Countryside
Despite being barely three weeks into the lifespan of the new Labour government, Parliament is set to rise for the summer recess on Tuesday 30 July and won't sit again until 2 September. For many MPs this is an ideal opportunity to catch up on correspondence from their
Cornwall
Deborah Hall
South Cornwall · Action Against Foxhunting
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League Against Cruel Sports in turmoil as police investigate fraud allegations
Police are investigating allegations of fraud made against the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) by its former chief executive Andy Knott. In damning allegations, he claims the charity’s fundraising had been misleading, and has accused it of sacrificing its policy goals “at the altar of political interference”. A spokesperson
North London
Paula Lamont
North London · Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire Sabs
Northants Hunt Saboteurs
Max Watson
Northants Hunt sabs, MBR Beagles