"Law Abiding" Hunt Supporters Diary of Violence

From September 2004 until October 2005 we monitored press reports for pro-hunt violence, here are just the ones that we spotted; there will be more we missed and even more that never made it to the press:

18/10/05	Hunt master beat three protesters Simon Upton, joint master of the Essex Hunt, who was filmed beating hunt saboteurs around the head with his whip was ordered to pay £1,555 in fines and compensation after admitting three counts of assault.
26/05/05	House of Commons Invaders found Guilty Eight bloodsports supporters were convicted of violating the Public Order Act Section 5 after invading the House of Commons during a debate on the Hunting Bill last year.
19/04/05	Hunt protester gets death threats AN anti-hunt campaigner is living in fear after receiving death threats. Mum-of-two Elaine Milbourn, was warned in one of seven letters sent to her home: "Your death will come very soon." A dead fox has been dumped in her garden, and abusive and threatening phone calls received because of her views on fox-hunting.
14/04/05	Dead fox stunts 'rise' after ban More dead foxes are being strung up in public since the hunting ban came into force, according to anti-blood sports campaigners.
13/04/05	Police detained veterinary student Harriet Sluman Miss Sluman, a student at the Bristol School of Veterinary Science, and a junt supporter, was fined £80 after throwing a missile at a Labour Party campaign bus. Another hunt supporter was also arrested.
2/04/05	Fox strung up 'in protest at hunting ban' A FOX was found "crucified" beside a popular country walk. It was left at a spot which is popular with ramblers, families and children to make the point that foxes should be killed despite the ban.
28/03/05	Pal of Princes Cautioned A FRIEND of William and Harry has been fined for hurling tomatoes at Tony Blair in a pro-hunting stunt. Harry Meade, a member of the Beaufort Hunt, spent six hours in police cells after Tuesday's attack at a church - which only became public yesterday.
23/03/05	MP Pelted By Pro-Hunt Protesters Wansdyke MP Dan Norris was pelted with eggs by 25 pro-hunt protesters.
17/03/05	'Hunt' assault suspects caught on camera Video stills have been released of five men police want to question over the incident at a East Kent Hunt meeting. An anti-hunt supporter, also known as a hunt monitor, was taken to the William Harvey Hospital with a broken rib and bruising following the incident.
14/03/05	Hunt is reported for 'intimidation' FOX-hunters surrounded a van to intimidate a man who followed them to see if they were breaking the law, it has been claimed.
12/03/05	Essex Hunt Master arrested A Master of the Essex Farmers and Union fox hunt was arrested this afternoon on suspicion of causing Actual Bodily Harm and Criminal Damage, following a series of threats and attacks on hunt saboteurs and their vehicles.
8/03/05	Dead animals left on fence In a similar incident to one reported in the Gazette last week, two dead foxes and a rabbit were found hanging from a gate near Burlescombe. On the gate was a pro-hunting car sticker reading: "Say No to Unjust Law."
7/03/05	Pro-hunting extremists issue death threat to MP DEATH threat by hunt extremists to Ben Bradshaw, the Animal Welfare Minister
7/03/05	Hunters Who Targeted MP's Train Condemned Followers of four Yorkshire hunts tried to hijack the North Yorkshire Moors Railway train on which local Labour MP Lawrie Quinn was travelling. Supporters of the Derwent, Middleton, Sinnington, Glaisdale and Saltersgate Hunts were armed with eggs and banners. Horses were ridden onto the track, and one supporter lay down on the lines.
2/03/05	Hunt Supporter Banned From Going Near MP Paul Rees, 38, was sentenced to 220 hours’ community punishment after admitting he had harassed Mr Bryant and called him “a poof, pervert and child abuser”. What also emerged in court however and has not been reported until now is that Rees is also a keen hunt supporter.
2/03/05	Sick Fox Stunt Condemned A sick stunt in which four dead foxes were strung up by the neck from a tree looks to have seriously backfired on hunt supporters. The gruesome spectacle - accompanied by a sign reading 'Tally Ho Mr Blair' - has incensed local residents.
1/03/05	Pro-hunters throw eggs at Deputy Prime Minister Eggs were thrown at Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott while he was in Derby yesterday by protesters angry at the ban on fox-hunting.
1/03/05	Hunt supporter cautioned A Hunt supporter has been verbally cautioned by police for throwing an egg at Chancellor Gordon Brown's car.
25/02/05	Protesters throw brick through MP's window Pro-hunters hit out at the Blyth Valley MP's backing of the hunting ban by smashing his constituency office window.
24/02/05	Hunt breakaway group'reckless and dangerous' POLICE have launched an appeal to hunt down 14 mounted supporters who broke away from the Percy Hunt's procession on Saturday and wreaked havoc through Alnwick town centre.
24/02/05	Bad Blood PRO-HUNT supporters left the mutilated corpse of a fox on the doorstep of West Lancashire MP Colin Pickthall. Mr Pickthall was confronted with the grim discovery at his home on Sunday morning. A note was tied around the neck of the dead fox warning: "Not over till the last horn blows".
23/02/05	MPs' 'pro-hunt nuisance calls' Police are investigating threats made to two north Wales MPs over their stance against hunting with hounds
19/02/05	More Violence at East Kent Hunt Hunt saboteurs attacked by hunt supporters captured on film by the BBC.
18/02/05	MP hit with eggs in hunt debate A Labour MP has been pelted with eggs and claims a member of his staff was punched during a debate on hunting. The attack on Wansdyke MP Dan Norris happened just before he did a TV interview at Badminton, Gloucs, near the home of the Beaufort Hunt.
18/02/05	ITN Cameraman has to run for his life An ITN cameraman had to run for his life to escape with footage of an appalling attack on 8 hunt saboteurs in West Sussex.
14/02/05	Waterloo Cup Supporters Resort to Violence ANGRY field-sports enthusiasts hurled insults, mud, bottles and even pieces of dismembered hare at animal rights protesters yesterday at the 158th and last Waterloo Cup. Four hunt supporters were arrested.
14/02/05	Countryside Alliance Regional Director Clare Rowson Leading by example at the Waterloo Cup. Tally ho!
12/02/05	Hunt protester arrested as eggs thrown at minister HOME secretary Charles Clarke was confronted by an angry band of pro-hunt supporters in North Yorkshire. Mr Clarke was jeered as he entered the building and, as he left to visit the police station, an egg was thrown and several demonstrators jostled with the police. The egg missed and hit a security guard. One elderly man was arrested.
12/02/05	Injuries and arrests as saboteurs stop last legal hunts Sabs come under attack at the final weekend of legal hunting.
12/02/05	Hunt supporters try to storm PM's helicopter BNP attend Countryside Alliance rally
4/02/05	Pro-Hunt demonstrators pelt Hoon with eggs Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has been pelted with eggs by demonstrators during a visit to East Yorkshire.
17/01/05	Exeter hunt supporters attack minister Government minister Ben Bradshaw has been hit in the face by animal innards at a protest against the hunting ban.
6/01/05	Hunt ban protesters corner Lord Whitty Police had to intervene as demonstrators brandishing Countryside Alliance placards surrounded Lord Whittly outside the Examination Schools in Oxford.
1/01/05	Pregnant Hunt Saboteur Injured A pregnant hunt saboteur was today taken to hospital with head injuries after being knocked over by a huntsman.
31/12/04	Dead fox dumped in protester's car A DISEMBOWELLED fox was dumped on the front seat of a hunt protester's car off Stane Street in Pulborough on Christmas Eve.
26/11/05	Police condemn pro-hunt protest A senior South Wales Police officer has condemned tactics used by pro-hunt demonstrators after clashes in Cardiff. Three police officers were injured and three people were arrested during a protest outside an hotel where a Labour Party dinner was being held. Eggs were thrown during the confrontation at the Holland House Hotel and a Welsh MP claimed he received homophobic insults.
25/11/04	Blair effigy hung Mindless pro-hunters hung an effigy of Tony Blair from an historic scaffold. The effigy, accompanied by the Countryside Alliance slogan 'Fight prejudice, fight the ban', was placed there just days after MPs forced through a ban on hunting with hounds using the Parliament Act
8/11/04	Hunt protesters to target Poppy Day Hunt campaigners sparked fury last night by preparing to hijack Armistice Day for their latest demonstration.
8/11/04	Exeter hunt thugs pelt minister's car Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael's car was pelted with eggs as he left a meeting and barriers were pushed over.
28/10/04	Commons chief egged by pro-hunt protestors PRO-HUNT demonstrators pelted MP Peter Hain with eggs after he started a speech: "I hear there’s a new sport - hunting cabinet ministers".
5/10/04	DEATH THREAT Twisted ultimatum gives MP Foster just three weeks to live THIS was the chilling phone message an anonymous male caller left for Worcester MP Michael Foster on the day he joined fellow MPs to vote to pass the Hunting Bill.
29/09/04	Pro-hunt activists arrested over rotting carcass protest PRO-HUNTING activists registered their protest in one of the most pungent ways imaginable yesterday when they dumped the rotting bodies of four animals close to the Labour Party conference. Eggs were hurled at the conference centre and a number of thunder-crackers were released into the crowd. Some in the crowd attempted to agitate the police and were clearly trying to trigger scenes similar to the the riotous behaviour that was seen in Parliament Square this month.
25/09/04	Campaign of intimidation continues More than 150 people blocked the lane leading to Mr Hain's house near Neath, in south Wales for several hours. They initially said they wanted to stop him travelling to the Labour conference in Brighton
21/09/04	Dead foxes dumped at RSPCA shelter Four dead foxes were dumped outside an RSPCA hospital - alongside a copy of a hunting magazine. The incident happened after the vote on hunting. The charity - which supports a hunting ban - blamed disgruntled hunt supporters for leaving the young animals at Manchester hospital.
20/09/04	MP slams pro-hunt 'cowards' PRO-HUNT campaigners have been branded sick cowards after dead foxes were left outside the office of an MP who voted to ban the sport. The corpses were left in the doorway of Wellingborough Labour MP Paul Stinchcombe's offices in Oxford Street in the town while the building was open to the public.
18/09/04	Pro-hunt protesters ruin school opening THERE were chaotic scenes as an anti-hunt MP's visit to a primary school was hijacked by pro-hunt campaigners.
16/09/04	Pro-hunt slogan damages hillside Pro-fox hunting protesters who burnt a slogan into a hillside ahead of a vote in the Commons have been described as irresponsible by conservationists.
17/09/04	Violent pro-hunting protesters paint attack MP for Peterborough Helen Clarke has called for violent pro-hunting protesters to be "locked up" after her guests at Westminster were covered in paint.
15/09/04	Pro-hunt group wreck plyon PRO-HUNTING campaigners have sawn through the leg of an electricity pylon just outside Carlisle.