Anti-hunt activists have struck again at the country estate of Prince William's best friend and claimed to have found evidence of 'grim' apparatus to kill wildlife.
The Hunt Investigation Team (HIT) said they had taken photographs of dead foxes being hung from trees on the 400-acre Hilborough estate near Sandringham, Norfolk.
Grim photos posted on twitter show the decomposing corpses of two foxes slung over tree branches in shots allegedly taken on the estate.
***BELIEVED TO BE TAKEN ON PRIVATE LAND***Photographs of dead foxes and 'stink pits' on the Hilborough Estate in Norfolk. See SWNS story SWCAhunting. Anti-hunt activists have struck again at the country estate of Prince William's best friend and claimed to have found evidence of 'grim' apparatus to kill wildlife. The Hunt Investigation Team (HIT) said they had taken photographs of dead foxes being hung from trees on the 400-acre Hilborough estate near Sandringham, Norfolk. Grim photos posted on twitter show the decomposing corpses of two foxes slung over tree branches in shots allegedly taken on the estate. HIT claim the corpses are hung in trees to lure in more foxes to be killed after being caught in snares. (56755701)
HIT claim the corpses are hung in trees to lure in more foxes to be killed after being caught in snares.
The group also photographed 'stink pits' of dead animals used to lure foxes and predators into snare traps for killing.
Stink pits and the snaring or trapping of foxes before killing is a legal method of hunting but are condemned by animal rights groups.
***BELIEVED TO BE TAKEN ON PRIVATE LAND***Photographs of dead foxes and 'stink pits' on the Hilborough Estate in Norfolk. See SWNS story SWCAhunting. Anti-hunt activists have struck again at the country estate of Prince William's best friend and claimed to have found evidence of 'grim' apparatus to kill wildlife. The Hunt Investigation Team (HIT) said they had taken photographs of dead foxes being hung from trees on the 400-acre Hilborough estate near Sandringham, Norfolk. Grim photos posted on twitter show the decomposing corpses of two foxes slung over tree branches in shots allegedly taken on the estate. HIT claim the corpses are hung in trees to lure in more foxes to be killed after being caught in snares. (56755708)
Anti-cruelty organization OneKind say the practice involves killing animals and foxes and leaving bodies exposed and surrounded by traps to kill more animals
The Hilborough estate is owned by Prince George's godfather William van Cutsem, a close friend of Prince William.
Earlier this month Van Cutsem was awoken by police in his pyjamas after HIT filmed estate staff illegally trapping a bird of prey with a live pigeon.
***BELIEVED TO BE TAKEN ON PRIVATE LAND***Photographs of dead foxes and 'stink pits' on the Hilborough Estate in Norfolk. See SWNS story SWCAhunting. Anti-hunt activists have struck again at the country estate of Prince William's best friend and claimed to have found evidence of 'grim' apparatus to kill wildlife. The Hunt Investigation Team (HIT) said they had taken photographs of dead foxes being hung from trees on the 400-acre Hilborough estate near Sandringham, Norfolk. Grim photos posted on twitter show the decomposing corpses of two foxes slung over tree branches in shots allegedly taken on the estate. HIT claim the corpses are hung in trees to lure in more foxes to be killed after being caught in snares. (56755698)
Goshawks are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
A source close to Mr van Cutsem has previously condemned HIT as a vigilante group after setting up cameras on his private land without permission.
In a report on their 'investigation' into Hilborough estate, the group wrote: "Further evidence of systematic wildlife persecution was documented by HIT.
"A shooting hide containing plastic pigeon and crow decoys was camouflaged into the trees just meters from one of the hawk traps.
***BELIEVED TO BE TAKEN ON PRIVATE LAND***Photographs of dead foxes and 'stink pits' on the Hilborough Estate in Norfolk. See SWNS story SWCAhunting. Anti-hunt activists have struck again at the country estate of Prince William's best friend and claimed to have found evidence of 'grim' apparatus to kill wildlife. The Hunt Investigation Team (HIT) said they had taken photographs of dead foxes being hung from trees on the 400-acre Hilborough estate near Sandringham, Norfolk. Grim photos posted on twitter show the decomposing corpses of two foxes slung over tree branches in shots allegedly taken on the estate. HIT claim the corpses are hung in trees to lure in more foxes to be killed after being caught in snares. (56755704)
"Snares were set around stink pits of dead bodies (including deer and hare) and foxes were strung up in trees to draw more predators in.
"DOC traps and shooting towers added to the list of grim killing apparatus.
"An area which should have been abundant with springtime wildlife was being systematically stripped of its inhabitant species.
"The smokescreen of conservation fabricated by the shooting industry needs to be blown away for good."
Hilborough Farms Limited was been contacted for comment.
