Chris Packham Slams Cruel Lake District Fox Hunt!

The day after the Channel 4 News report that exposed illegal fox hunting from Cumbria to Devon, the notorious Blackmore & Sparkford Vale (BSV) Hunt killed yet another fox and – in scenes similar to those seen on Dartmoor recently – a hunter wrapped the body in his jacket and

Channel 4 News Blows The Lid Off ‘trail Hunting’! Last night, millions watched on in horror as Channel 4 News screened a major report on illegal fox hunting. The piece was largely composed of footage captured by hunt saboteurs in recent weeks and months. Each of the incidents shown was

1st February signals the end of the gamebird season across the UK meaning this year that the shotguns fall silent on Saturday 31st January until late summer when the carnage will commence all over again. No sooner have the feathers of the slain fallen to the ground then the shooting

Introduction With the Labour Government repeatedly delaying its consultation on banning trail hunting, the Hunt Saboteurs Association takes a deep dive into this deception and explains why it is so urgent that it is banned as part of wider reform of the 2004 Hunting Act. GRAPHIC IMAGE Summary ‘Trail hunting’

Beds & Bucks Hunt Sabs are disappointed at a police climbdown following a vicious assault by Fitzwilliam huntsman Shaun Parish on one of their sabs. Parish smashed the sab in the face with his hard riding hat. Beds & Bucks, together with their colleagues from Peterborough Sabs, had been preventing

The HSA is today releasing a compilation video that demonstrates an irrefutable pattern of illegal fox hunting by the Dartmoor Hunt. The video comprises two separate incidents filmed by local hunt sabs and a third filmed by a member of the public whose New Year’s Eve walk was ruined by

Hunt sabs from York and East Yorkshire Coast groups were subjected to a violent attack by hunt supporters on 14th January 2026, leaving one individual hospitalised with significant injuries. The incident occurred during a Middleton Hunt meet at High Belthorpe, Bishop Wilton. The pack was out of control from the

Just six months after it was launched, the Countryside Alliance has pulled the plug on an initiative that was meant to demonstrate its “enduring commitment” to hunting. The scheme, launched to much fanfare last July, allowed any new member of the Countryside Alliance to nominate a hunt to receive a

The Hunt Saboteurs Association has produced a booklet titled ‘Witness The End Of Hunting’ which outlines our plans to stop hunters in their tracks or – at least – get them into court with a high chance of prosecution. In this sixth and final article, the HSA looks at our