Catch up on recent news from the Hunt Saboteurs Association
FLIGHTS OF FANCY – THE BIRD OF PREY EXEMPTION At the end of March, the government launched its long-awaited consultation on how to ban ‘trail hunting’. This is a once in a generation opportunity to finally blow away that smokescreen and close the many loopholes in the 2004 Hunting Act. But there are now just […]
Last Saturday, multiple sab groups shut down a meet of the Derbyshire-based Dove Valley Mink Hounds, marking the first action this year against the summer hunters. The hunt initially snuck out early but returned to kennels when they spotted sabs. They later dashed out again, but with multiple drones, vehicles and foot teams checking known […]
Hunting Is Organised Wildlife Crime! With just seven weeks until the government’s public consultation on so-called trail hunting closes, the HSA can exclusively reveal yet another example of the highly organised nature of fox hunting wildlife crime. The HSA has discovered that Rob Shearring – a key protagonist in the horrifying Avon Vale Hunt video […]
On the 6th of April, Reform UK Councillor and head of Warwickshire County Council George Finch, attended the North Cotswold Hunt’s point-to-point in Paxford. In the minute long video George claims to be “listening to the rural community,” and stated that Reform “is the party for rural communities.” What George fails to mention is that […]
A month ago, the government launched its long-awaited consultation on how to ban ‘trail hunting’. This is a once in a generation opportunity to blow away the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’ and close the many loopholes in the 2004 Hunting Act. This leaves you just eight weeks to complete the consultation, which closes on the18th […]
Yesterday, Wayne Greggory, huntsman of the Vale of Taunton & Banwell Harriers pleaded guilty to an offense under the Hunting Act following an incident in November last year. Greggory was fined a paltry £250, with a £100 victim surcharge and £80 court costs. Greggory’s guilty plea is a testament to the quality of evidence – […]
In a move that will surprise no one, hunting’s governing body – the British Hound Sports Association (BHSA) – continues to give active support to the notorious Teme Valley Hunt. The BHSA website is currently hosting an advert for “assistance” at the Teme Valley Hunt kennels, describing the location as being “ideally situated in the […]
Distressing images throughout It’s now been three weeks since the government opened the consultation into banning the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’ in England and Wales. We now have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the ‘trail hunting’ and close loopholes in the Hunting Act that are exploited by the hunters. While foxhunting dominates the popular imagination, […]
In a major gaff, the fanatically pro-hunting Daily Telegraph has illustrated a recent article defending “trail hunting” with an image of Ollie Thompson, one of the most sadistic fox hunting criminals to be brought to justice in recent years. Telegraph Thompson presents the smokescreen of trail hunting…and the reality. The Telegraph’s photograph shows the red-coated […]
It’s been just a couple of weeks since the government opened the consultation into banning the smokescreen of ‘trail hunting’ in England and Wales. And, although the fox and hare hunts have temporarily finished for the Summer, the grotesque cruelty of stag hunting continues unabated, with hunt sabs capturing some truly heart-rending images in recent […]
With a distinct feel of spring in the air, the HSA is today launching the first merchandise items to feature our new hare logo. There is a one-size-fits-all beanie hat and a T-shirt available in the usual range of sizes. And, in a refreshing change from our usual ‘sab black’, both items come in khaki […]
On Monday 16 th March hunt sabs filmed the brutal five and half hour pursuit of a young stag by the Quantocks Stag Hounds. The footage – originally reported in The Times – shows exactly how cynical hunters run rings around the flawed 2004 Hunting Act.
Less than a week after the government published its long-awaited consultation on banning the smokescreen of trail hunting, three members of the Vale of Taunton & Banwell Harriers have been charged under the Hunting Act 2004. The three are: Ross Cordery, 45 of Highbridge, Wayne Greggory, 48 of Taunton, and James Parish, 31 of Uffcume […]
On Thursday the 26th of March, the government opened the consultation into banning “trail hunting” in England and Wales. This is your opportunity to have your say. For over twenty years hunts have hidden behind the smokescreen of “trail hunting,” and have exploited the loopholes and exemptions that are in the current Hunting Act. “Trail […]
Hunters are taking to the nation’s rivers and brooks as the mink and otter hunting season begins. The remaining mink hound packs, of which there are around half a dozen confirmed to still be operating, will be taking to the nation’s waterways over the coming weeks as the new season of the ‘Summer bloodsport’ gets […]
Last week, as another season of illegal fox hunting draws a close, we highlighted the arrogant entitlement of hunts that allow their hounds to foul public areas. In over sixty years sabbing hunts, we’ve yet to see a hunter use a poo-bag to clear up the mess. Poskitt conceals the evidence of his crimes. But […]
On Friday 6th March 2026, the day before their Point‑to‑Point, the Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt were once again caught hunting and killing a fox. This latest incident follows a recent Channel 4 News exposé which featured the Beaufort, alongside other hunts, actively hunting and killing foxes. WATCH THE VIDEO Sabs had already recorded a kill […]
On Saturday 4th October 2025 at Laxton, Nottinghamshire a hunt sab dashcamrecorded at least four separate incidents of dog fouling as the hunt left the meet.The pack was the Grove & Rufford Hunt who had managed to field just five riders. The hunt rampaged through the local village with no concern for other road users,with […]
A brilliant quota of more than sixty sabs, representing nine Hunt Saboteurs Association–affiliated groups, attended the closing meet of the Duke of Beaufort Hunt, with the aim of preventing the Beaufort from killing any more foxes. Sabs from Bristol, Cirencester, Mendips, Northants, Reading, Three Counties, Two Counties (Somerset and Dorset), Weymouth Animal Rights and Wiltshire, […]
Graphic Content Throughout As we have reported over the last few weeks, several members of an HSA covert intelligence unit attended a number of West Country staghounds meets in Autumn 2025. This final report focuses on the Quantocks Staghounds. At the first meet on 18th September 2025, our operatives witnessed a laughable speech from a […]
