Chris Packham Slams Cruel Lake District Fox Hunt!

At long last, charges have been issued against members of a stag hunt.  Avon and Somerset Police have charged Quantock Staghounds hunt master Chris Gibbons and huntsman Martin Watts with illegally hunting a wild mammal with dogs in relation to an incident on March 16, 2026. Watts faces a further

Thirty-two years on from the controversy of the Barle stag, the excuses may have changed, but for the hunted stag the suffering is horribly familiar. More than three decades have passed since the death of the Barle stag became one of the most notorious episodes associated with stag hunting on

At the beginning of this year the Hunt Saboteurs Association was sent some of the most disturbing images we have seen in over sixty years of campaigning against bloodsports. They show a young child having their face smeared with the blood of a freshly slaughtered fox by huntsman Conall McGrath,

A terrified stag made a dramatic leap for his life on the 24th August, leaping over hunt supporters who were attempting to prevent him from escaping onto land where the Quantock Staghounds could not follow. Incredible footage of the hunt and the stag’s subsequent escape – albeit temporary – was

On Thursday 4th June Phillip Kennedy, 48, kennel huntsman of the Stowe School Beagles – the hunt of the prestigious Buckinghamshire private school of the same name – pleaded guilty to the illegal hunting of a wild mammal with dogs contrary to the Hunting Act 2005 at Northampton Magistrates Court.

Cub hunting, leveret hunting and stag hunting all started during August, while mink hunting has continued over the summer, meaning sab groups have been working hard, whilst tackling hot and dry weather conditions. The HSA as a collective has also been busy exposing blood sports; as well as working in

Today the Hunt Saboteurs Association can exclusively reveal the full footage that led to the recent conviction of Stowe School Beagles Kennel Huntsman Philip Kennedy for killing a hare in November 2025. This is the first step in our campaign to shut down this hunt. The footage shows both the

The recent conviction of packs such as the Stowe School Beagles, the Pipewell Foot Beagles and the Dorset & Somerset Bassets have highlighted the ongoing issue of illegal hare hunting. But far from being deterred by their paltry fines, these and other packs will shortly be beginning their programme of

In 2023, the UN released General Comment No. 26. This document updates the famous UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It explicitly states children must be kept safe from witnessing violence, including physical or psychological harm inflicted on animals. Yet every week across the UK children are taken