Catch up on recent news from the Hunt Saboteurs Association
Spring has sprung and Summer is getting underway. Many animals have spent months breeding, and many of their young will be starting to wander further from their home. Out in the countryside, HSA supporters are beginning to stumble across signs of wildlife persecution on shooting estates. Season of persecution This is the time of year […]
With the government’s consultation on banning trail hunting closing on 18th June 2026 – in just three weeks – hunters across the country are praying that you won’t find the time to fill it in. The Cotswold Hunt, for example, really don’t want you to complete the consultation. They want to be able to continue […]
As mink & otter hunts take to the water, Hunt Sabs are appealing to you – our eyes and ears in the countryside – for information. The summer bloodsport season is well underway, with these hunts taking to the nation’s waterways from April to October to target mink and otter. They may meet at a […]
Hair raising footage obtained by the HSA shows an illegal snare set on a badger run, while a young badger cub grooms themself during their evening routine. The snare, set on the Welbeck Estate, was found close to poison boxes, dead poisoned rats and illegally set Fenn traps; all a fairly standard site for a […]
Coniston Foxhounds in the act of digging out a fox and ripping her to pieces There’s now less than four weeks to complete the government’s consultation on banning trail hunting. Please make sure your voice is heard before 18th June 2026. This week, we are urging any of our supporters who have not filled out […]
A family of badgers snuffle the ground, rooting out grubs for their supper. Alerted by a strange scent, they turn around to see silhouetted against the moonlit sky two human figures standing there. One is carrying a gun. They don’t understand what this means but know there is danger close by. Before they can move, […]
Last Saturday, Hunt Sabs were out in force in Central London, joining hundreds of others to hear Chris Packham urge the government to get on with the ban on so-called trail hunting. Describing the practice as “hideous and sociopathic” Chris said: “I’m now 65-years old, and I cannot believe that I’m standing here, and this […]
The Spring Stag hunting season finished at the of April, after two months of pain, suffering and terror being inflicted upon, not only young stags in the South West, but the herds that reside there. This season follows on from hind hunting which comes after Autumn Stag hunting. During March and April, the three stag […]
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.
