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Article: Hunt 'hush money bid' over dog's death
- Article from:
- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- August 24, 2006
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A westcountry hunt has been accused of offering a senior
magistrate "hush money" after her pet dog was ripped apart by two of
its hounds outside her home.
Catherine Hodgson accused the Tiverton Staghounds hunt of trying
to buy her silence after her 14-year-old pet, Pippa, was "horribly
injured" in the attack, which took place just feet from her front
doorstep in East Worlington, near Tiverton, Mid Devon.
She condemned as "completely unacceptable" the hunt's attempt to
offer her pounds1,000 compensation for "shock and trauma", on
condition she kept the incident quiet. She insisted the hunt only
withdrew the confidentiality demand when she pointed out she had "a
duty" to inform the police.
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