Protect the Wild news round-up 04/09/2023
News stories and opinion pieces we've written between 29/08 and 04/09 that you may have missed.
Sarah Moulds case shines a light on speciesism in the UK
Cottesmore Hunt rider Sarah Moulds was found not guilty on 25 August for punching and kicking her horse Bruce. Her defence argument, and the subsequent verdict, once again highlights the speciesism that is rampant in society.
'Eyes in the Field': Monitoring hunting in the North York Moors National Park
In this post, independent monitors working largely in the North York Moors National Park tell us what they do and how they will benefit from the Protecting the Wild Equipment Fund.
Protecting the Wild Equipment Fund #3: Hull Wildlife Protectors
In just the last couple of weeks we’ve heard from the Cheshire Borderland Monitors, from an independent monitoring group covering the North York Moors National Park, and now it’s the turn of Hull Wildlife Protectors.
In this post they tell us who they are, what they do, and how they will benefit from the Protecting the Wild Equipment Fund.
GUILTY: Ollie Finnegan convicted of illegal hunting three times in less than a year
Ex-Cheshire huntsman Ollie Finnegan was due to stand trial this week, charged with two counts of illegal hunting. He didn't show up to court, and was found guilty in his absence.
More hunts have folded and the season's barely begun
The hunting season is just getting underway and anti-hunting activists have already announced the end of several packs across England and Wales.
Our Substack community is helping activists on the frontline protecting wildlife
We have HUGE ambitions for where we can take this project. Only six weeks in and we have been able to provide three brilliant groups with much needed equipment to help them tackle wildlife abusers.
The biggest wildlife genocide of our time is happening right now
It's the start of September, which means that badgers are being mass-murdered as you read this.
An eleven-year-old boy suffers life-changing injuries during a shoot
On 31 August an eleven-year-old boy was shot in a woodland in East Sussex. His life-changing injuries are a stark reminder of how dangerous the shooting industry can be.
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