On the 5th of September Leicestshire Police will be holding a training day with the focus being on Hunting. They have held these training days previously and it is my understanding that anti-hunt groups have been represented in the past and shared their experiences of hunting. This is of course a good thing, however it would seem that all is not right.
If you didn’t read this story the first time it was published I suggest that you do so now.
The guest blog above is a well researched and written piece, it perfectly highlights what activist are up against in this country and how the Countryside Alliance are purely there to influence and cajole the police on how they deal with those who’s goal is to save the lives of illegally hunted animals and uphold the law in the face of huge provocation, intimidation and violence. The CA’s sole purpose is to subvert the law to their members benefit and create an opinion within the police force that monitors and sabs are nothing more than terrorists and trouble makers to be dealt with harshly and unfairly while all the time the real criminals can carry on flouting the law with impunity.
From my friends over at West Mids Hunt Sabs:
“Last year Philip Davies attended the National Police Chief Council conference where he did a 20 minute talk entitled “Hunting without Harassment” (nevermind that hunting is illegal) and in the talk he portrayed sabs as violent and dangerous criminals and pushed for the use of Section 35 anti-social behaviour dispersal orders and section 60AA powers.
Leicestershire Police need reminding that over the past three years the Atherstone Hunt and its associates have collected 20 convictions, cautions and community resolutions for violence and anti-social behaviour with possibly more to follow. 11 of these are convictions for assault. We on the other hand have none. Zero. We have not even been charged with anything. So quite clearly the violent dangerous criminals are the Atherstone Hunt. That is a fact.
The Atherstone Hunt has gained a lot of unwanted press for foxhunting over the past few years and because of this they are constantly looking at ways to get rid of us. However documenting and exposing illegal hunting is not a crime and neither is preventing any breaches of the Hunting Act.
Leicestershire Police should also remind themselves that the CA is a pressure group who want the Hunting Act repealed, an organisation who were behind the Hunting Declaration Day on 1st November 2003. This saw 50,000 hunt supporters publicly sign declarations that they would break any future law that banned hunting. How can a police force invite someone to an event whose organisation advocates breaking the law? And not just any law but one of laws being discussed at that meeting.
The Countryside Alliance is a dangerous organisation involved in organised crime and the promotion of violence and the breaking of the law. As such inviting them to this event will be legitimising criminality. It would be like inviting the mafia to assist and guide police officers on the issue of drug dealing”.
So what can you do?
Contact Leicestshire Police on Facebook: Click Here
Contact Chief Constable Simon Cole: Email – Twitter
Leicstershire PCC (Lord Willy Bach): Email – Twitter
Politely express your concerns over the inclusion of Philip Davies and why he shouldn’t be trying to influence policing for the benefit of criminals.
Happy New Year
Posted: January 3, 2019 in CommentTags: Atherstone Hunt, Beds & Bucks Hunt Sabs, Boxing Day, Cambridge & Enfield Chace, Cambridgeshire Police, Countryside Alliance, East Kent Sabs, East Kent with West Street, Fitzwilliam Hunt, New Years Day, North Cambs Hunt Sabs, Old Berkeley Beagles, Tim Bonner, Trinity Foot Beagles
So here we are and another start of a new year.
For a change my own festive period was relatively quiet compared to previous years and for that at least I’m thankful. While this was not necessarily the case country wide discussions in our sab wagon certainly seemed to conclude that many hunts in our area at least were keen to avoid any unnecessary and negative press by being caught killing wildlife. Many of the hunts which traditionally take place on Boxing Day and New Years Day were met with demonstrations and this is of course great news. While demo’s won’t save lives in the fields they are important in showing the real feeling among the general public and they have, overwhelmingly, had enough. Hunters and their supporters live in a bubble of their own propaganda and self justification, having middle England turn out on a cold and miserable day waving placards and shouting at them goes some way in bursting that bubble. It also shows the supporters of hunting for what they really are as they resort to abuse and violence in response – they know no other way.
While Timmy and his cronies at the so-called Countryside Alliance were on overtime and once again claiming record turn outs in support of these hunt meets it was abundantly clear, more so than ever, that hunting really is on the decline.
Not so long ago hunts would have had large turnouts in both riders and foot support for these events. They would have hunted on regardless of monitor or sab activity but now that’s simply not the case. Some hunts just chose to parade, the Cambridge with Enfield Chace haven’t hunted for the last few years at their Eltisley Boxing Day meet after they were embarrassingly sent home by the police after killing fox in 2016. The road & green used to be chock-a-block with cars and 4×4’s and getting a drink in the pub would be impossible. As far as I’m aware the pub is no longer hosting the meet and they just now meet on the village green. Just look at this aerial shot we took, the turnout is, to be frank, utterly pathetic.
Pathetic for a Boxing Day meet.
One has to wonder why they even bothered. Surely its embarrassing to see such a crappy turnout and pointless to get all dressed up with nowhere to go.
The Fitzwilliam faced concerted opposition on New Year’s Day meet at Wansford. Around 50 people turned out to voice their disapproval and there was also some humour thrown in for good measure.
We agree.
Fitzwilliam Master Philip Baker seemed a bit riled by the anti-hunt sentiment in the crowd and this photo speaks volumes.
Philip Baker looking a bit concerned, or constipated, could be either.
Another amusing part of that day for us was watching the hunt trotting up the road with a police escort to where all their horse boxes were parked, turning in and all the support parking their vehicles further on at the side of the road, getting out with their binoculars expecting to see the hunt carry on out that back of the farm and start hunting. What they actually saw was some empty Cambridgeshire fields with a few sad looking cows and nothing more. The Hunt had clearly neglected to tell their support that they’d got out of bed for nothing as they put their horses away and buggered off with their tales between their legs.
We had this all confirmed by the police as we chatted with them while they left. While some forces and officers are clearly pro hunt and biased this particular officer we know from the past and was the same one which sent the Cambridge and Enfield Chace home a few years earlier.
Some demo’s got a little bit tasty as drunken hunt support tried to take control of the proceedings and the police had to intervene. A member of East Kent Sabs sustained a nasty injury as he was attacked by hunt hooligans at a meet of East Kent with West Street Hunt and the Atherstone Hunt supporters were predictably aggressive.
What these morons fail to comprehend is that this type of behaviour only strengthens our claims that the hunts are nothing more than organised crime organisations followed by low life thugs and hooligans. The chocolate box image they try and portray has now long gone, the Great British public see them for what they really are and are now finding their voices an making their feelings known.
Finally I’d like to say hi to this chap, Matthew Higgs:
He was following of the Old Berkeley Beagles who’ve been sabbed a couple of times recently but better known for his connection to the Trinity Foot Beagles and also an avid reader of my blog. Thanks for increasing my viewing figures Matthew but if you really must quote me please get your facts right first, it just makes you look a bit daft.
Happy New Year.