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Hunt Pubs – Why it’s time to clean up your act

We all want to spend our money wisely. For increasing numbers of us, sustainability and good environmental credentials make a big difference. Read on to find out why it’s time for hunt pubs to change tack – and do it now. So what is a hunt pub? Hunt pubs support fox hunting. They attract groups of hunt supporters, hold hunt…

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YouGov's latest poll - 81% say no to hunting
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How to end fox hunting – A Blueprint for hunts

Imagine you run an organisation. Your main activity was made illegal almost two decades ago. Your target audience is getting smaller, your customers are leaving, and you’re not attracting replacements. The resources needed to carry out your work are under threat as the people whose goodwill you depend on jump ship, changing with the times. Local people, along with the…

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How consumer power helps foil wildlife crime

It’s lovely visiting the great British countryside. But if you love wildlife, you need to be careful where you spend your money. It’s too easy to unknowingly give your cash to businesses that are either involved in or support hunt crime, whether it’s fox hunting, deer hunting, hare coursing, or something else illegal and vile. This post reveals what you…

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What to do about fox hunting on Public Access Land

The area marked on the map, around Hatchmoor, is public access land. It is also a regular haunt for the Torrington Farmers Hunt, which has hunted on it several times recently, on Boxing Day 2022 and on other occasions since. On Boxing Day they were seen chasing a total of five foxes there. So what can people do about fox…

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What to do about fox hunting?

The fox hounds are in cry. Perhaps you can see them chasing a fox. Maybe you’ve just witnessed a fox running over a busy road, chased by a pack of dogs. Have fox hounds invaded your garden, terrifying your pets and upsetting your children? You might hear fox hunting in progress on someone’s land. Perhaps hunters have blocked your car…

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Hunt insurance – And why criminal hunters can’t claim

Earlier this year an article about hunt insurance and related equine insurances appeared in Insurance Times, the UK’s top insurance sector magazine. It revealed the shocking truth about the insurers who offer insurance to hunts even though, as the journalist said, the fact that the majority of hunts still hunt foxes is ‘one of the UK countryside’s worst kept secrets’.…

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TORRINGTON FARMERS HUNT ACTIVITY: 2021-2022 SEASON

Every time the Torrington Farmers Hunt and Stevenstone Hunt meet, they hunt foxes. It is common knowledge amongst local people, all three local Councils, and the police.  This document covers the fox hunting season August 2021 – April 2022. It details the reported activities of these two fox hunts in one small area. It also looks into other interesting aspects of…

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In Memory of Tom Worby – Killed by Tony Ball

On Saturday 3rd April 1993 Tom Worby, aged just 15, was killed by huntsman Tony Ball at the closing meet of the Cambridgeshire Foxhounds at Low Farm near Gravesley in Cambridgeshire. Mr Ball was never charged or convicted for this unlawful killing. This was the very first time Tom Worby had accompanied hunt saboteurs on their mission to protect wildlife.…

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