Found it! LACS are the source. That may be a bias you are comfortable with but this is not reliable in mine or the police's book tbh and not substantiated or verified. Other searches say there is very little information about hounds killing pets.
It's on the news fairly regularly, the Warwickshire (I think) (who chucked the carcass back over a garden fence) and cats the Meynell and alpacas, there are 3 or 4 other incidents who's pack I can't remember... Just because you can't find police records of it doesn't mean it hasn't been reported on.
Yes. 1 dead pet is one too many and I cannot imagine how awful that would be to witness.
Very sadly a young alpaca was killed and 2 adult alpacas severely injured in Devon last week, by 2 loose domestic dogs. Ghastly.
I understand and sympathise actually but I personally think the presentation of hounds killing pets is far worse than the reality. Such is the nature of the anti hunt lobby of course. It is dreadful for any pet, wild animal or livestock to be unsafe where they should be safe. No amount of shouting about hounds however will change the fact that the most damage to pets, wildlife and livestock is as a result of domestic pet dogs and cats.
The big difference is that its not illegal to own pets. It is however illegal to hunt foxes with hounds in England at least. The guise of trail hunting just does not wash anymore. Hopefully the end of trail hunting is in sight now. Hunts that have behaved badly and continue to do so have only themselves to blame for this as they had the option to trail hunt legally.
I don't think records are kept are they? My local pack are now absolutely trail hunting but they've had hounds run riot in the past - my neighbours goat dropped dead a couple of years ago when the hounds flushed out a fox on his land. The hounds weren't directly responsible but the goat was alive and kicking before the mayhem
No, it's not illegal to own pets but they still commit wildlife crime and kill livestock to as a result of irresponsible owners/negligence or simply not caring what their pets are doing. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...sQFnoECC8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0JwANde7FaA09Vr4MKGOHA
Yes, absolutely. Professional handlers, including farmers with working dogs should be licensed and those licences revoked where dogs are a nuisance. I do wonder too if domestic dog owners should at least have a basic licence and some evidence of understanding their responsibility and training issues. Domestic cats are also a significant issue in relation to wildlife and that needs to be recognised as well.
Thats not the point though. We're discussing the impact of hound packs. Not pets.
Yes, but I was pointing out that the greatest damage done, and the greatest danger comes not from hounds but from domestic dogs. That is relevant I think because as someone who supports hound sports and working dogs more generally, I see the hypocrisy in sanctioning those things more harshly than the domestic pets that cause greater trouble.
but as already been stated below. Talking about domestic animals in this instance is just deflection. The important term here is working
Well I agree that working dog handlers should have the highest standards and potentially serious sanctions if they fail to keep dogs under control: no issues with that at all.
Update.Done.
I may have used the word ‘shambolic’ more than once.
Im glad to read that at least
Of course its never the hunts fault. When they trespass, kill pets, cause problems on the roads, delay other road users, churn up grass verges, damage bridleways etc and accidentally hunt and kill foxes its always the sabs faults.
well of course it would be the sabs fault as I said. Whats the excuse for no one checking to see if they were hurt? What normal person would see someone laying injured on the ground and just ride on by? Oh wait a min. The sab asked for it by protesting a illegal activity... They asked to be ran in to by a horse who would normally avoid running in to a human unless directed by a rider. If you ran someone over in your car, even if that person stepped in front of you would you leave them laying on the ground and drive on by?
Irrespective of whether you agree with their stance on hunting or not they are still humans, why on earth would they not check that they were alright?! It takes a certain level of callousness to ignore them.