Mark Hankinson, Director of the Master of Foxhounds Association, has been found guilty at Westminster Court of encouraging illegal hunting. The case comes following a series of webinars hosted by the Hunting Office. The webinars took place last August 2020 and secret recordings were released in an exclusive expose by the Hunt Saboteurs Association in November 2020.
In the webinars, hosts including Hankinson, told members how to use trail hunting as a ‘smokescreen’ to carry out illegal hunting. Hankinson has been fined £1,000 along with a contribution of £2,500 towards legal costs.
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