A group of saboteurs vandalised kennels belonging to the Derwent Hunt near Snainton in North Yorkshire. The sabs are thought to have struck in the early hours of Saturday morning, slashing the tires on an SUV and trailer used by the hunt. The vandals also graffitied the words ‘HUNT SCUM’ on the walls of the kennels. The perpetrators vandalised the Derwent kennels in the early hours of Saturday morning. It is not currently known who carried out the attack, however the Derwent

The National Police Chiefs Council lead on illegal hunting, Chief Superintendent Matt Longman, spoke to a committee of anti-hunting activists in Parliament, just a few months after he was criticised for comparing trail hunting to serious crimes such as burglary and drug dealing . On Monday, Mr Longman attended a meeting in the House of Commons organised by the New Hunting Ban: a political pressure group which broke parliamentary standards  by falsely describing itself as havi

Hunt Saboteurs Association chairman welcomed into Parliament despite links to extremist group and criminal damage charges In June, Members of Parliament threw open the doors of Westminster to welcome the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) for a cosy reception called "Hounds of Wildlife." Among the activists rubbing shoulders with elected officials was a man so toxic that even the police refused to work with him. Simon Russell is HSA's Chairperson and a known supporter of the An

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