Fox cruelty: South Herefordshire Hunt pair found guilty

[editor]

Most excellent.

Two people have been convicted of animal cruelty after foxes were thrown to hounds at a hunting kennels.

Paul Oliver, 40, master of hounds at the South Herefordshire Hunt, and kennel maid Hannah Rose were convicted at Birmingham Magistrates' Court.

Evidence was obtained by an anti-hunting investigation team using covert cameras and a tracking device.

Four people have now been convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

Two other defendants, Julie Elmore and Paul Reece, pleaded guilty to an allegation they committed the offence while transporting the foxes, rather than killing them.

A fifth defendant, Nathan Parry, was cleared of all charges against him.

Rose, 30, was acquitted on one of the four counts she faced.

The maximum possible sentence is six months in prison.

District Judge Joanna Dickens said she would consider reports before deciding whether she would impose jail sentences.

Two guilty after foxes thrown to hounds

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Good. Hope they catch mange.

 

[DotCommunist]

throw then to the dogs

 

[DotCommunist]

or pigs? I've seen a good talk about that in the documentary 'Snatch'

 

[not-bono-ever]

They won’t go down * Townies don’t understand how the countryside works you see.

* I would love to be wrong on this

 

[Pickman's model]

They won’t go down * Townies don’t understand how the countryside works you see.

* I would love to be wrong on this

if you look on rural75 you'll find how wrong you are

 

[BryanLuc]

I hope they go to prison and the inmate pack deals with them

 

[Clair De Lune]

In this case I feel the punishment should fit the crime. Let's chase them round a council estate with Chlamydia super soakers.

 

[StoneRoad]

Another two pled guilty to similar charges and one was acquitted.

"Relocating in the wild " yeah, right ...

 

[Duncan2]

Quite right though they may well be patsies for their blue-blooded employers.

 

[Funky_monks]

Interesting.

Are we sure it was for killing a protected species? I'm fairly sure foxes aren't protected.

Up until now, I thought that the hunting with dogs law had mostly been successful in prosecuting working class types with running dogs.

 

[Dogsauce]

Non-custodial, 12 & 16 month suspended sentences. Sick fucks, no justice.

 

[Duncan2]

twelve and sixteen weeks suspended I think.Thought there was supposed to be an "exceptional reason" for suspending a custodial sentence wonder what that was in the case of this pair?

 

[not-bono-ever]

if you look on rural75 you'll find how wrong you are

i did not know about rural75 until now

 

[not-bono-ever]

PC 'affair' claims stalled fox hunt probe

this from a while ago.looks like there was alot of opposition to these scum being done.

 

[not-bono-ever]

twelve and sixteen weeks suspended I think.Thought there was supposed to be an "exceptional reason" for suspending a custodial sentence wonder what that was in the case of this pair?

"
In her sentencing comments the judge stated that the "hate campaign" against the defendants, people calling them up and harassing them had affected her decision on sentencing, alongside the length of time the defendants had already had the case drawn out for before trial. This is why defendants' faces are blurred in pictures and names and details are not often made public before court cases - perceived "bad behaviour" by anti-hunt people can mean lesser sentences are considered for those convicted.

The judge also considered the fact that the defendants had lost their jobs and homes and were taking anti-anxiety meds due to the drawn-out process."

from 3counties sab page

 

[SpookyFrank]

"
In her sentencing comments the judge stated that the "hate campaign" against the defendants, people calling them up and harassing them had affected her decision on sentencing, alongside the length of time the defendants had already had the case drawn out for before trial. This is why defendants' faces are blurred in pictures and names and details are not often made public before court cases - perceived "bad behaviour" by anti-hunt people can mean lesser sentences are considered for those convicted.

The judge also considered the fact that the defendants had lost their jobs and homes and were taking anti-anxiety meds due to the drawn-out process."

from 3counties sab page

The drawn-out process which was drawn out by *checks notes* hunt supporters smearing the copper involved in the case?

 

[not-bono-ever]

Yep -Hunt supporters smearing the copper. I think he was on good terms with the sabs- which is quite surprising

 

[StoneRoad]

yeah, usually the coppers are on-side with the hunt ... several are known supporters, or even ride to hounds.

 

[BryanLuc]

Non-custodial, 12 & 16 month suspended sentences. Sick fucks, no justice.

Disgraceful
If losing your job and home is now considered a punishment enough and removes the need for a custodial sentence then there should be lots of others before the courts looking for the same

 

[Pickman's model]

twelve and sixteen weeks suspended I think.Thought there was supposed to be an "exceptional reason" for suspending a custodial sentence wonder what that was in the case of this pair?

advanced grovelling skills was my first thought

 

[not-bono-ever]

Bloody hell, 2 of my guesses have been right recently on here- this and the Ruiz boxing one. I had better post something similar on the Scotland football thread for tonight’s game and cash in on my winning streak

 

[SpookyFrank]

advanced grovelling skills was my first thought

Drinking in the same boozer as the judge more likely.

 

[Poi E]

Fucking lackeys to the aristocracy. Spineless motherfuckers.

 

[Struwwelpeter]

From the BBC article the copper who was cleared: "The person who made the allegation works in the farming community and has close links to the South Herefordshire Hunt. He is not one of those charged."

I would have thought perverting the course of justice would have been an appropriate charge.

 

[Poi E]

Tight community down there.

Herefordshire's one of those twat counties where loads of people fly the Union flag. Guess the morons don't have a county flag.

 

[Alba75]

Interesting.

Are we sure it was for killing a protected species? I'm fairly sure foxes aren't protected.

Up until now, I thought that the hunting with dogs law had mostly been successful in prosecuting working class types with running dogs.

 

[Alba75]

Hi, foxes are protected species and is illegal to killing them or hunting them. I know are some idiots who still hunting foxes illegally, but is illegal. I don t understand what problems got those people with foxes?

 

[Alba75]

This idiots should die in the same way they did to those cub foxes..

 

[cupid_stunt]

This idiots should die in the same way they did to those cub foxes..

They are cunts, but that's not the answer, well OTT.