Browse old press releases from the Hunt Saboteurs Association and find out more about how we have saved lives and the barriers we have faced
HSA news release 27th November 2004 ‘You’re all fair game now!’ Hunters show true colours as attacks on hunt saboteurs escalate The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) today called on the Countryside Alliance to reign in their supporters after violent attacks were launched on saboteurs in different parts of the country. Two saboteurs were attacked whilst […]
HSA news release 27th November 2004 Heartless hare coursers condemned for decision to hound wildlife on Valentines Day The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) today reacted to the decision to bring the Waterloo Cup forward in order to avoid the ban on hunting with dogs with condemnation and ridicule. The event is known in bloodsports circles […]
HSA news release 21st November 2004 Saboteurs injured in violent backlash against Hunting ban 3 hunt saboteurs were injured and had to receive medical treatment yesterday (20 November 2004) when they were attacked by a mob of hunt supporters led by 2 red coated huntsmen at the South Devon Hunt meet at Old Langsworthy Farm, […]
HSA news release 14th November 2004 Saboteurs beaten up by terrier men at ‘prestigious’ Midlands hunt Three hunt saboteurs were beaten up by a gang of terrier men at the Atherstone hunt near Shuttington, Warwickshire yesterday (13 November 2004). The incident occurred at approximately 1 p.m. after a small group of saboteurs had successfully prevented […]
HSA news release 31st October 2004 Hunt saboteur knocked unconscious with iron bar as hunt season starts Yesterday (30 October) a group of hunt saboteurs were attacked by a gang of hunt supporters at the opening meet of the Old Surrey, Burstow and West Kent Hunt and one was KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WITH AN IRON BAR […]
HSA news release 16th Sept 2004 One Days Violence Outside Parliament, Another 18 Months in the Hunting Fields? The violent scenes from pro-hunt protestors outside Parliament yesterday are just a small sample of the violence that will be inflicted on wildlife in the countryside and members of the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA). Members of the […]
HSA news release August 25th 2004 £18,500 compensation for hunt saboteur almost killed at cub hunt CICB award after Criminal Justice system fails victims yet again A hunt saboteur has been awarded £18,500 in Criminal Injuries compensation 4 years after he was attacked whilst trying to stop a cub hunt. The award was the outcome […]
HSA news release August 14th 2004 West Yorkshire Grouse Shoot halted …But Saboteurs pay by being assaulted Hunt Saboteurs gathering in West Yorkshire this morning managed to stop a grouse shoot involving over 60 people without a shot being fired and no grouse falling victim to the guns. The shooting party was discovered by the […]
HSA news release July 22nd 2004 Hunt saboteur awarded damages for assault by police A hunt saboteur was awarded damages totalling £1450 in Oxford County Court on Monday 19th July 2004 after a jury found in favour of her claim against Thames Valley Police for assault. The case arose from the 9th December 2000, when […]
HSA news release July 12th 2004 Gamekeepers and police assault hunt saboteurs at home of Tory Peer. Hunt saboteurs in East Anglia today spoke of their ordeal when they were repeatedly attacked by a gang of gamekeepers supporting a minkhunt, thought to be either the Eastern Counties Mink Hounds or the Norfolk Mink Hounds. The […]
HSA news release 11th May 2004 Hunt Saboteur wins £5,500 pay out from Wiltshire Police Payout follows wrongful arrest at pheasant shoot A hunt saboteur today agreed to accept a settlement of £5,500 from Wiltshire Constabulary in respect of a claim for wrongful arrest and subsequent false imprisonment dating from October 2001. The arrest took […]
HSA news release 13th March 2004 COUNTY CHAIRMAN OF COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE ADMITS ASSAULTING HUNT SABOTEUR Jamie Hawksfield, West Sussex County Chairman of the Countryside Alliance was arrested today (Tuesday 13th April 2004) at Crawley Police Station, W. Sussex. Whilst at the police station, he was shown video of him threatening and assaulting hunt sab, Jaine […]
HSA news release 25th February 2004 Blanket arrest of saboteurs at Derbyshire hunt condemned Hunt boasts of involvement with the local police force ring true The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) has condemned the blanket arrest of 19 hunt saboteurs at the Barlow Foxhounds on Saturday (21 February). Nathan Brown, HSA spokesperson, said “They were released […]
HSA news release 14th February 2004 St Valentine’s Day Massacre for foxes Master of Foxhounds Association rules broken by terriermen – 7 Hunt Saboteurs arrested – Surrey police act as private security for hunt Surrey Police were accused of acting as a private security force for a hunt as they arrested 7 hunt saboteurs at […]
HSA news release 7th February 2004 More violent attacks on hunt saboteurs by huntsmen, women and supporters. Hunt saboteurs were attacked with whip handles in two seperate incidents at hunts today. One involved the whole mounted field at the hunt, whilst the other happened as terriermen tried to dig out a fox. 2 hunt saboteurs […]
HSA news release 24th January 2004 Hunt Master fell while attacking saboteurs The Hunt Saboteurs Association has hit out at the Countryside Alliance for misleading the media in an allegation that a hunt master was dragged from his horse at the Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt. Having spoken to hunt saboteurs present at […]
HSA news release 17th January 2004 Saboteur seriously injured at hunt – huntsman arrested A hunt saboteur was taken to hospital today (17 January 2004) with head injuries and severe cuts and bruising to his body after being ridden down, trampled and dragged along the ground at the Crawley and Horsham Hunt in Sussex. […]
HSA news release 18th December 2003 Saboteurs hope 40th year will be their last Boxing Day protest Hunt saboteurs will be targeting hunts up and down the country this Boxing Day, which marks the 40th anniversary of the first action by the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA). The sabotage of the South Devon Foxhounds meet at […]
HSA news release 25th November 2003 Don’t make us do another 40 years, Mr Blair The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) is “cautiously optimistic” that the Bill to ban hunting will be included in tomorrow’s Queen’s speech. This December marks the 40th anniversary of the HSA. The Association are having a party at the end of […]
HSA news release 16th November 2003 Hunt Saboteurs Beat Living Crap out of Gamekeeper, Hunt Saboteur Assaults Horse – Fact and Fiction Blurred? These were the headlines and mentions we attracted on the BBC and elsewhere this week. One was as a result of a press release put out by the Countryside Alliance (CA) yesterday, […]
