Animal activists protest alleged illegal hunt on Oxford college land

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 16:32 · Archive

Animal activist groups protested outside Oxford University's Sheldonian Theatre against allegations of an illegal hunt on St John's College property in Warwickshire.

Multiple animal activist groups staged a protest on Saturday outside Oxford University's Sheldonian Theatre against allegations of an illegal hunt on college land. The Oxfordshire Coalition of Animal Advocates and Oxfordshire Hunt Saboteurs were joined by Locals against the Warwickshire Hunt in the demonstration, which met at 10am on 17 September.

The protest was prompted by allegations that St John's College permitted an illegal hunt to cross onto its land in Warwickshire on 1 September. Organisers described the event as 'peaceful, lawful, civil, but not necessarily quiet'.

St John's College has denied the allegation. A college spokesperson said: 'The College takes its legal obligations seriously and would not knowingly permit unlawful activity to take place on its property. On the basis of the information available to us, however, we have found no evidence that an offence under the Hunting Act 2004 was committed on this occasion.'

Warwickshire Hunt Saboteurs regularly monitors the Warwickshire Hunt, a historic trail hunting organisation in the region. Protesters have raised concerns that the college's stance conflicts with its membership of Berks, Bucks, and Oxon Wildlife Trust. Warwickshire Hunt Watch attends hunt meets using filming and monitoring to document incidents it believes may breach hunting regulations.

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• Protest over alleged illegal hunt on Oxford University college landMultiple animal activist groups campaigned against an alleged illegal hunt on an Oxford University College's land in Warwickshire.Oxford Mail · 21 Oct, 16:00
• Protest over alleged illegal hunt on Oxford University college landMultiple animal activist groups campaigned against an alleged illegal hunt on an Oxford University College's land in Warwickshire.Oxfordshire Guardian · 21 Oct, 16:00

In this story: St John's College · Oxford University · Oxfordshire Coalition of Animal Advocates · Oxfordshire Hunt Saboteurs · Warwickshire Hunt · Warwickshire · Oxford

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