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A cased bird of prey advertised on a social media page has been taken by Essex Police, and the certificate rules reach beyond the obvious sale
Rural crime action week returns from 6 to 11 September, with the shooting and farming community asked to put its own experience on the record. The National Rural Crime Network is asking one question t...
The Braque du Bourbonnais and the Epagneul Français join the gundog group on 1 October, but neither can be shown or run in field trials yet
The Hunting with Dogs Bill creates a flat prohibition on terrier work, unlike the law in England, Wales or Scotland, and the committee's evidence window closed today
HMICFRS wants the 38 police licensing units replaced by a single national authority, and shooting organisations warn that some of its 23 recommendations could crash the system
Twenty lynx could be released in north-west Northumberland from 2027, but the project has published no figure for what that would mean for local roe deer or the stalking that manages them
Only 15 puppies were registered last year, and scientists will now map DNA from the whole accessible breed to build a rescue strategy
Processors say more partridges have been put down than the trade can take, and they want accurate numbers and dates from estates now
Solicitor General Ellie Reeves has told Parliament that just six offences of producing a false certificate to buy a firearm or ammunition were charged in England and Wales between 2006 and 2025
The joint Norfolk and Suffolk licensing team is 180 decisions a month short of demand, and new software will not arrive until June 2027
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