Catch up on recent news from the Hunt Saboteurs Association
It was New Years Eve 2016 when Bella was abandoned on a country roadside. Fireworks crackled across a dark and chilled sky as she stood frozen in fear, waiting for her owners to return. However, they had already gone, heading to their warm homes and firesides, casually leaving Bella alone to her fate. We are […]
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 fourth article, the HSA looks at our proposal to remove all exemptions to the […]
When the former royal prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, wanted to impress his billionaire paedophile friend, Jeffrey Epstein, what did he do? Invited him to the royal shooting estate at Balmoral, of course. A shallow attempt to influence by showing off status, wealth and ownership of vast tracts of land….and all kept purely for the pursuit of […]
Animal rights supporters everywhere have been shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Keith Mann. Keith was raised in Rochdale, and his first direct action was rescuing a neighbour’s rabbit, who was being maltreated in a tiny hutch. GRAPHIC IMAGE Before long Keith became a hunt sab, quickly becoming an inspirational figure in […]
In the run-up to Boxing Day, the HSA received persistent, credible reports of recent videos and images showing criminal hunting activity being circulated on social media and pro-hunting WhatsApp groups. We understand that one video shows a bagged fox – with rope tied to her leg – being released in front of hounds. Another image […]
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 third article, the HSA looks at our proposal to ban trail hunting for an […]
Finally, over 20 years since the flawed Hunting Act was introduced, Labour has announced they will stop the charade of trail hunting. The ban is part of an Animal Welfare Strategy that is due to be published today and was a manifesto pledge of the Labour government. Hunt sabs in the field realised within weeks […]
As we reported a few days ago, hunting’s so-called governing body – the British Hound Sport Association (BHSA) – recently issued an edict that, from 17th December 2025, terriers and items “configured for terrierwork” are banned from attending hunts. The BHSA threatened “disciplinary action” for any hunt breaching this edict. In a separate guidance note, […]
After twenty years of the Hunting Act 2004, the British Hounds Sports Association (BHSA) has suddenly decided that terrier men – famously referred to as hunting’s “soft underbelly” in the Hunting Office webinars – should no longer be present on hunt days. The statement begs the question why, up until now, have terriermen been present […]
Another week, another sab group captures extraordinary drone footage of the illegal fox hunting that is rampant across the country. This time, it was the Gloucestershire-based Beaufort Hunt – who used to count King Charles and Camilla amongst their riders – who were caught out by Wiltshire Hunt Saboteurs. The footage, shot near Chippenham last […]
The Hunt Saboteurs Association has long campaigned against all forms of animal cruelty and taken direct action to stop showpiece events such as the start of the grouse shooting season on 12th August. As the Labour government plans a public consultation and new legislation to strengthen the Hunting Act there are also initiatives to improve animal welfare more generally with an announcement expected later this month. High on the agenda here, as debated at the last Labour conference, is a ban on snare traps which would bring England into line with Wales and Scotland.
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 second article, the HSA takes a deep dive into the Burden of Proof. A […]
Horrific though it is, Lake District Hunt Sabs drone video of the Coniston Foxhounds digging out a fox and ripping her to pieces only captures half the cruelty of fox hunting in the Lakeland fells. As the video begins, a hunted fox has already been chased into an underground refuge, but there is no safety […]
Two weeks ago, we reported how the Countryside Alliance desperately tried to cut ties with the Coniston Foxhounds after Lake District Hunt Sabs filmed them digging out and killing a fox. Up until that moment, the Countryside Alliance was offering to donate £50.00 to the Coniston Foxhounds if anyone nominated them through their new membership […]
Illegal Fox Hunting By The Vale Of Taunton & Banwell Harriers Caught On Film Weeks before the government is set to begin its consultation on so-called ‘trail hunting’, the HSA today releases further devastating footage of illegal fox hunting. Somerset Hunt Saboteurs’ drone caught the Vale of Taunton & Banwell Harriers remorselessly searching for and […]
West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs are continuing their campaign against the Warwickshire Hunt and the beginning of this season has shown just what an impact they are having. A representative for WMHS has written about the season so far. At the end of last season, we exposed the Warwickshire Hunt’s whipper in Jack Weedon and terrier […]
It’s now been over three weeks since Lake District Hunt Sabs filmed the Coniston Foxhounds digging out and killing a fox. A lot has happened since then, with at least sixteen arrests, another hunt – the Teme Valley – involved in the dig-out, and pathetic attempts by pro-hunt lobby groups the Countryside Alliance and British […]
On Friday 28th November, Cumbria Police announced that a further four people have been arrested over the Coniston Foxhounds dig-out, bringing the total number of arrests to sixteen. These latest arrests were made in the Powys area of Wales and Cumbria Police now believe that the November 8th event was a joint meet – a […]
The latest edition of our magazine HOWL – originally Hounds Off Wild Life – has recently hit the doormats of our thousands of members. If you want to get your hands on your own copy, simply join the HSA. Please note that the magazine is available either by post or by email – just click […]
Last Saturday, Wiltshire Sabs witnessed the Duke of Beaufort Hunt – the hunt that King Charles and Camilla used to ride with – kill a fox, before stuffing her remains into a convenient bin bag. Watch the video – warning graphic content Sabs had been on the hunt all day in torrential rain. A small […]
