Fox hunt hounds at Celia Hammond Sanctuary

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Just saw this, praying the cats are found.

www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/breaking-hunting-dogs-out-of-control-at-cat-sanctuary-says-charity-1-8322829

Poor cats. I suppose there is still a faint hope of finding the remaining 6 but the old & toothless ones must be a real worry. Fingers still crossed that there is at least some sign of them

Saddened, fuming and sick of these hunters getting away with murder and the poluce doing FA.

They don't pursue disability hate crime either.

How many havent returned now?

There are still six missing. Three of which are very old, toothless brothers. We are fearing the worst.

Update as of the 18th was still six missing. Three of them they fear the worst 😔

Another 'up yours' from the Hunt to the general public. Apparently they actually can get away with anything

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Why the hell isn't someone rounding them up and prosecuting ??

This outrageous, unspeakably cruel.

I hope the police are investigating.

It is just horrific

From what i can gather the police have closed the case. I believe CHAT can pursue civil action instead

Not disagreeing with anybody here. Though the news report is not consistent with what posters and the centre are saying. So a bit baffled.

I wonder if the local press and the police are taking a different view?

000 what discrepencies have you heard? Just curious...i've been following the CHAT page more than anything so am interested in the varying stories

Well the press report says something less dramatic for want of a better word.

I am a trustee of an animal charity.

From what i've gleaned, it took over an hour for police & the hunt to contain the hounds. Even without that sounding dramatic, for traumatised cats that can be hell on earth

So out of control dogs? No police action? Wtf?

Well the police and some of the press have certainly underplayed it. The police also said they helped to get the dogs off the land. They didn't.

The accounts of the people who were actually there surely must be the most reliable.

Having just seen a poor cauc shepherd that was shot by police for aggression despite being tied to a bloody lampost, i'm surprised that the hounds weren't shot on sight tbh!!

thecatneuterer Thats really sad,the poor things.
Can the santuary look into a private prosecution or ask for the help of their M.P with getting the Police to step up?
I think its because the people who have done this are elites.If it was an everyday person their dogs would have been destroyed by now.

Rudgie - yes the Police do seem to turn a blind eye to the hunt. CHAT are certainly looking into avenues to take this further. But it's not easy and very unlikely to succeed but the sounds of it.

Fox hunters are bastards. Poor cats.

I have just been sent a link via Facebook with the happy news that one of the remaining 5 missing cats has amazingly been found and is now safely back at the sanctuary!

Facebook link

Oh God, I thought they’d captured Harry!

Seriously, that’s brilliant news, I’m so glad he’s back. What a gorgeous cat.