A hunt supporter was today (26/11/05) being sought by police in relation to an allegation of Criminal Damage after a hunt saboteur was attacked and had his video camera smashed as he monitor attempted to film the hunt.
Hunt monitors call for Cheshire Forest Hunt to control supporters after monitor is attacked and video camera smashed
Saturday 26th November 2005
A hunt supporter was today being sought by police in relation to an allegation of Criminal Damage after a hunt saboteur was attacked and had his video camera smashed as he monitor attempted to film the hunt. The incident occurred as the Cheshire Forest Hunt met at Peover Hall, Over Peover (near Knutsford) which also serves as the hunt kennels. Hunt saboteurs were present to monitor the hunt and film any incidences of illegal hunting, as they believe the hunt have been attempting to use the cover of a bird of prey to mask attempts to continue hunting in defiance of the hunt ban. The incident comes just 4 days after the kennel huntsman of the Avon Vale Foxhounds was arrested for attacking a hunt monitor and taking their camera.
Dawn Preston a spokesperson for the North West Hunt Saboteurs Association stated ‘Here we see a blatant attempt by a supporter to prevent hunt monitors from checking on the activities of the hunt – who we believe are breaking the law and continuing to literally hunt our wildlife to death. If they have nothing to hide why on earth do they feel the need to attack people who seek only to ensure that the law is being adhered to? This attack doe nothing but confirm to us that we are right to continue to devote time and effort to the Cheshire Forest Hunt, and makes us doubly determined to capture evidence of illegal hunting and pass it to the police as is necessary.’
She continued ‘The hunt monitor was simply filming the hunt when a supporter attacked him by taking hold of him around the neck, and attempted to snatch the video camera off him – breaking it in the process. We believe this was a desperate attempt to try and prevent us from getting evidence to show that the hunt are blatantly hunting illegally. The police attended the scene and a statement was made to the above effect. Police are now looking to detain the suspect for questioning, and we look forward to further helping them with their enquiries.’
For further information on the North West Hunt Saboteurs Association please visit our website at www.nwhsa.org.uk
ENDS
26/11/05
Saturday 26th November 2005
A hunt supporter was today being sought by police in relation to an allegation of Criminal Damage after a hunt saboteur was attacked and had his video camera smashed as he monitor attempted to film the hunt. The incident occurred as the Cheshire Forest Hunt met at Peover Hall, Over Peover (near Knutsford) which also serves as the hunt kennels. Hunt saboteurs were present to monitor the hunt and film any incidences of illegal hunting, as they believe the hunt have been attempting to use the cover of a bird of prey to mask attempts to continue hunting in defiance of the hunt ban. The incident comes just 4 days after the kennel huntsman of the Avon Vale Foxhounds was arrested for attacking a hunt monitor and taking their camera.
Dawn Preston a spokesperson for the North West Hunt Saboteurs Association stated ‘Here we see a blatant attempt by a supporter to prevent hunt monitors from checking on the activities of the hunt – who we believe are breaking the law and continuing to literally hunt our wildlife to death. If they have nothing to hide why on earth do they feel the need to attack people who seek only to ensure that the law is being adhered to? This attack doe nothing but confirm to us that we are right to continue to devote time and effort to the Cheshire Forest Hunt, and makes us doubly determined to capture evidence of illegal hunting and pass it to the police as is necessary.’
She continued ‘The hunt monitor was simply filming the hunt when a supporter attacked him by taking hold of him around the neck, and attempted to snatch the video camera off him – breaking it in the process. We believe this was a desperate attempt to try and prevent us from getting evidence to show that the hunt are blatantly hunting illegally. The police attended the scene and a statement was made to the above effect. Police are now looking to detain the suspect for questioning, and we look forward to further helping them with their enquiries.’
For further information on the North West Hunt Saboteurs Association please visit our website at www.nwhsa.org.uk
ENDS
26/11/05
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Further proof
27.11.2005 14:25
We need to campaign for an end to ALL blood sports in this country. Shooting is next after that Fishing and then a move toward making Britian a meat free country
Katie
"A meat free country"
27.11.2005 15:02
I agree with you about the Hunting ban, we were totaly and utterly conned on that and yes we do have to start again with a new campaign but fishing ? There is not a hope in hell of that passing.
We got public support on Fox hunting because we were able to convince a gullible and misinformed public that by and large "toffs" hunted and the working class didn't (not true of course but that doesn't matter in the greater scheme of things). With fishing it's a different story, millions of working class people fish, it is the largest participatory sport in the UK. No government will pass laws banning fishing, not going to happen ever ever ever
Geoff
How will you end meat eating?
27.11.2005 16:50
Steak Lover
Ignore 'Katie' and 'Geoff'
27.11.2005 17:21
Eau de trollette
Good old Dawn
27.11.2005 20:57
Pete
Animals hunt and kill each other by the way!
28.11.2005 09:50
Realist
old chestnuts
29.11.2005 09:48
And the worst pests are not foxes, they are humans. Foxes were in Europe first, and humans destroyed their habitat, and we are now destroying our own. So again, you are not making sense or being logically consistent unless you propose hunting of humans too.
Interstingly, pro hunters, not used to dealing with logic, tend to contradict themselves by firstly proposing that foxes are pests, then saying hunting is necessary to conserve foxes. Hello! Anyone there?
Michael Morris
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Foxes here first
29.11.2005 14:21
Dan
I dont know about u Dan
29.11.2005 19:27
Dan=Realists Dad?=Concerneds Uncle?=Voice of Reasons pet snake?
evolution
30.11.2005 03:40
Think about it...
Michael Morris
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apologies
30.11.2005 03:50
Michael Morris
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Evolution
06.12.2005 17:20
Dan
moral relativism and evolution
07.12.2005 21:36
Using the same logic, evolution leads to survival of the fittest individuals in a species. Those species that contain substandard genetic material fail to adapt and therefore go extinct. It is therefore my duty (a well as being immensly enjoyable - strange how we always find that what we enjoy doing is also the right thing to do) to selectively kill the weak, the mentally ill and the stupid (hunt supporters qulaify on all counts). Nobody is forced to kill hunt supporters, but any attempt to stop me is imposing your own values on me in an arbritary way.
Michael Morris
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nezumi1@ihug.co.nz