Foxhunters		Harehunters:
Cheshire Foxhounds Cheshire Forest Hunt Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn's Foxhounds		Cheshire Beagles Forest and District Beagles Royal Rock Beagles

Cheshire Hunt Master Gulity Thomas Randle Cooke, a Master of the Cheshire Hunt, must fork out £3,500 after pleading guilty to breaking laws aimed at disease control in cattle following the advent of 'mad cow disease'. Cooke is at least the fifth member of the Cheshire Hunt convicted of breaking the law. (9.7.04) Boxing Day Threats Anti-hunt protesters have complained to Cheshire Constabulary after two demonstrators were targeted by pro-hunt supporters. The alleged incidents happened as members of the League Against Cruel Sports demonstrated against the Cheshire Forest Hunt at Lach Dennis, Northwich, on Boxing Day. A teacher alleged she was pushed over by a man. Another woman complained she was threatened by a female hunt supporter. (7.1.04)

Blood-sports Protesters Call for Resignations AN ANTI-HUNT group is calling for the suspension of the Cheshire Hunt as well as the resignation of its top officials. The call from the North West League Against Cruel Sports comes after its hounds got out of control in the Duddon and Clotton areas, resulting in one of its members, Chris Owen, having his hand bitten while in his garden. (23.1.04) Hunting Attack Dog Test Case THE Cheshire Hunt may be prosecuted over an incident when a pack of dogs attacked a man in his own garden. Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed it will be passing a file to the Crown Prosecution Service. (6.2.04)

Royal Rock Beagles Mistreated THE League Against Cruel Sports has urged huntsmen to show more compassion for their dogs after hunt monitors witnessed hounds being left tangled in barbed wire. The dogs from the Royal Rock Beagles struggled in the wire for several minutes, before eventually being lifted over the fence during the hunt near Belmont Hall in Great Budworth. Cheshire - Hunt Members in Court Two hunt supporters from Cheshire have appeared at Crewe Magistrates Court facing various assault charges against the police. Anthony Kirkham (58) (pictured handcuffed left) and his son Timothy Kirkham (20) appeared in court following an incident at the Cheshire Hunt's annual ‘Farmers Hunt Ball’. (3.3.03)

Kirkham Convicted A Cheshire farmer and huntsman with both the Cheshire Foxhounds and Cheshire Forest Hunt who deliberately and persistently ignored foot-and-mouth disease controls was ordered by a court to pay almost £17,000. In delivering sentence, Magistrates said Mr Kirkham had deliberately ignored the law and blatantly disregarded the farming community and the public. (Nov 03) How Now, Brown Cow A Cheshire Foxhounds and Cheshire Forest Hunt member who sold a bogus cow to a local abattoir using false papers has been ordered to pay fines and court costs of more than £2200 following action by Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards Department. Leyland magistrates heard how Anthony Kirkham, 58, had sold the cow for £346 to the abattoir in Bamber Bridge. (22.5.03)

Another Season of Hunt Violence Threats and violence marked another season of hunting in Cheshire. Hunt Sabs were on the receiving end of most of it but increasingly hunt monitors are being targetted. (1.3.03) Injured Hound Dragged The Cheshire Forest Hunt have been criticised for dragging an injured hound that was clearly unable to walk. Only the intervention of hunt monitors ensured it was carried to a vehicle. The hunt refused to say whether the hound would received proper treatment from a vet or simply shot. (7.12.02)

Hunt Supporters Sick Stunt The fox left hanging below a pro-hunting sign is believed to have been put there by the Real Countryside Alliance just days after the opening meet of the Cheshire Hunt. The grisly scene was clearly visible to walkers and passing motorists. 'These people are going beyond the grounds of decency in their campaign to save hunting,' said Chris Owen of the Animal Cruelty Investigation Alliance. 'This latest act of displaying a dead fox alongside their own sign is appalling and would no doubt have shocked and angered a great many users of that road. Hunt leaders will often distance themselves from such activities by claiming anti-hunt people have done it, which is a complete and utter nonsense. Just how low will these people stoop?,' Mr Owen asked. 'You will notice that the word REAL is in capitals. This is significant as it clearly refers to the Real Countryside Alliance, whose members - many of whom are countryside alliance members - have also been causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to road signs by spraying and stickering,' he claimed. (15.11.02)

Burns Inquiry: Cheshire Submission

A report by the League Against Cruel Sports (Cheshire) highlighting the hazards faced by motorists from hunting hounds. Second Stage Evidence to the Burns Inquiry in Hunting 2000. Read the report...
 

2004 - Royal Rock Beagles 'Sheep Worrying'
2004 - Cheshire Foxhounds Bite [Chester Chronicle]
2003 - Cheshire Hunt Supporter Fined £17,000
2003 - Royal Rock Beagles Caught on Wire [Northwich Guardian]
2003 - Cheshire Hunt and Cheshire Forest Hunt Supporters in Court
2003 - Cheshire Forest Hunt 'Marshals' in Court
2002 - Cheshire Forest Hunt - Hunt Sab Leg Smashed [HSA page]
2002 - Foxes Slaughtered
2002 - Pro-hunt Supporters Damage Safety Signs
2002 - Cheshire Forest hounds on the A50 [Knutsford Guardian]
2002 - Cheshire Foxhounds Damage Private Property
2002 - Mid Cheshire Mink Hunt disbanded
2000 - Cheshire Hunt Campbell Thompson Condemned
2000 - Wynnstay Hunt Kill Fox in Garden
2000 - Cheshire Foxhounds Chase Cats
1999 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Trespass
1998 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Two Hounds Killed by Train
1998 - Cheshire Foxhounds Hunter Convicted of Violence
1998 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Frighten Children
1997 - Cheshire Foxhounds Terrierman Digs Badger Sett
1997 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Hound Killed by Train
1997 - Cheshire Foxhounds Trespass
1997 - Cheshire Foxhounds Elaine Boddington Guilty
1997 - Cheshire hunt fanatics dump dead fox on antis doorstep
1996 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Invade Nature Reserve
1996 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Invade Village
1996 - Cheshire Foxhounds Shot
1996 - Cheshire Foxhounds Master Cautioned for Threat
1996 - Cheshire Hunts on Canal Towpaths
1995 - Cheshire Foxhounds Vehicle Injures Monitor
1995 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Canal Plunge
1995 - Cheshire Foxhounds Supporters Convicted
1995 - Royal Rock Beagles Residents' Petition
1994 - Cheshire Hunt Supporters Threaten Journalist
1994 - Cheshire Forest Hunt - Hound Hit by Car on A537 (see below)
1994 - Royal Rock Beagles Hunting on the Main Line
1994 - Royal Rock Beagles Terrorise Children
1994 - Cheshire Foxhounds Artificial Earth
1994 - Cheshire Foxhounds Railway Trespass
1994 - Cheshrie Forest Hunt Dogs Set on Police also in the Daily Mail
1994 - Hunt Monitoring Summary
1993 - Cheshire Forest Hunt - Badger Conviction
1990 - Cheshire Foxhounds - Hound Torn Apart
1990 - Cheshire Foxhounds - Hound dies on A51 at Duddon
1987 - Cheshire Forest Hunt Kill Two Pet Cats
1977 - Cheshire Hunt Kill Pet Cat

In Brief:

Hound Hit by Car
Cheshire Forest Hunt - Hounds chased fox cub across A537 at Ollerton, Near Knutsford. One hound was hit by a car. (October 1994)

Church Anger At Ritual
The Cheshire Daily Post reports what it calls a "bizzare rite in which huntsmen (from Cheshire Beagles) christened three puppies with satanic names to prepare them for killing hares..." The Rev Gordon Etheridge called the ritual 'profane'. (Cheshire Daily Post, 19.12.96)

Invasion 'Amusing'
The master of Cheshire based Forest and District Beagles describes the invasion of a family garden at Mobberley, and the scaring of pets as 'all rather amusing really'. (Knutsford Guardian, 21.1.94)

Saboteurs Attacked
Cheshire Foxhunt Saboteurs attacked by hunt stewards with sticks. One saboteur taken to hospital with head wounds. (October 1993)