Stuart Radbourne, of The Common in Bromham, near Chippenham, appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court on Friday, October 27. The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to being jointly concerned with others in causing unnecessary suffering to a fox by causing it to be thrown to and savaged by hounds in Melksham on December 24, 2020. In July, former huntmaster Radbourne and 29-year-old whipper-in Aaron Fookes appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court. They each pleaded guilty to a charge of fox hunting, with Fookes also admitting a second charge of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. As a result, the authority permanently expelled the hunt and its masters, huntsman and kennel huntsman from membership.

Source: The Times November 01, 2023 11:11 UTC