Catch up on recent news from the Hunt Saboteurs Association
Today the Scottish Government has finally published its Hunting with Dogs Bill (Scotland), designed to close the many loopholes of the deeply flawed 2002 Act. The new Bill will prevent more than two hounds being used, clarifies the definition of ‘hunting’, and makes applying for licenses almost impossible. Taken together, these measures will, if passed, […]
Convicted criminal, and supporter of the Mendip Farmers Fox Hunt, Ashley Louth makes his living selling dogs to police forces across the UK. During the 19-20 hunting season Louth was present at most Mendip Farmers Hunt meets and committed multiple offences including slashing tyres on a sab vehicle, making his highly trained dogs bite sabs, […]
On 5th February, West Mids Hunt Sabs shot damning footage of the Warwickshire Beagles in action. It is extremely distressing to watch: over the course of an afternoon, five terrified hares are closely pursued by the hounds, with one leaping over a dry stone wall in their desperation to escape. Only determined action by West […]
When the director of hunting’s governing body – the Hunting Office – was convicted of encouraging others to break the hunting act, one surprising fallout was yet to come. With hunting shown to be systemically fraudulent and corrupt at the highest levels, how could insurance now be offered to the hunters? At the HSA we […]
Secret footage shot at five fox hunt kennels shows stomach-churning scenes of animal cruelty, degradation, and utter disregard for biosecurity regulations. In one sickening scene, a hunt quad bike – normally used for transporting terriermen or mowing down hunt sabs – is repeatedly used to try to flatten the bloated body of a dead cow. […]
Last Saturday, a Peterborough hunt sab was beaten unconscious by a gang of drunken thugs from the Oakley Hunt. The thugs then stole camera equipment – containing evidence of the attack – as the sab lay bleeding and unconscious on the ground. This was the most serious of a series of incidents last Saturday, as […]
The County of Leicestershire describes itself as “The Heart of Rural England”, proudly displays a fox on the County Sign and is commonly called the home of fox hunting. This heritage is still apparent throughout the county with the all powerful “Shire packs” – The Quorn, the Belvoir, The Fernie and the Cottesmore riding roughshod […]
Yes, that’s right…you can fund hunt sabotage from the safety of your kitchen, the supermarket or even your favourite restaurant! For the last year or so, the Hunt Saboteurs Association have been partnered with the abillionveg app to promote vegan food and to raise funds for hunt sabotage! This has proved incredibly successful – with […]
Much of what we consider ‘our’ land is in fact either privately owned or controlled by other bodies. Many of these landowners still license ‘trail hunting’, despite the recent revelations that trail hunting is ‘a sham and a fiction’ as demonstrated in the Hunting Office webinar exposé, subsequent court case and conviction. Indeed, trail hunting […]
Just days after Paul O’Shea, terrier man for the East Essex Hunt was arrested for torturing a fox with a pitchfork, foxhunting had the highlight of its annual calendar – Boxing Day. Having so recently been once again exposed for the violent illegal thugs they are and on the one day that the majority of […]
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Yesterday – Christmas Eve – the Royal Artillery Hunt hunted and killed a fox on Ministry of Defence land in Wiltshire. Sabs arrived on the scene to find the huntsman off his horse and in amongst the hounds. On seeing sabs, the cowardly huntsman rode off leaving the torn but still warm […]
North London Hunt Sabs have filmed Paul O’Shea, terrier man for the East Essex Hunt, trapping and torturing a fox with a pitchfork. The incident took place on Saturday 4th December when O’Shea and an unidentified female visited an artificial earth in Great Monks Wood, just two miles from the East Essex Hunt kennels. Hunts […]
The Hunt Saboteurs Association would like to extend its thanks to the thousands of members of the public who have provided us with information over the last year. Hunting became increasingly secretive after it was made illegal in 2005. Since the explosive Hunting Office webinars – which exposed ‘trail hunting’ as a smokescreen for traditional […]
Last Saturday, intrepid Devon County sabs attended a rare meet of the Exe Valley Buckhounds at Shillingford, Mid Devon. This pack is one of two remaining hunts who target roe deer. However, with sabs in attendance, the hunt simply rode around a few fields before packing up early – job done. Devon County’s action has […]
Bird flu is currently sweeping across the country, as a UK-wide housing order came into effect on Monday 29th November. Whilst most of the 20 confirmed cases of the (HPAI) H5N1 strain of avian influenza in England are at chicken or turkey units, the disease has also been detected at a game farm in Lancashire. On 25th […]
It’s that chilly sabbing season and what better way to show you care than with Hunt Saboteurs Association merchandise. With a superb range of items, we are certain you will find the perfect gift for the sab in your life or friends and family. We strive to source ethically sound items, fairly traded so you […]
On Monday National Trust members filmed the South Shropshire Hunt illegally hunting a fox and trespassing at Inwood, the Longmynd, Church Stretton, Shropshire which is owned by the National Trust. The trespass and illegal hunting took place less than a week after the National Trust board ratified the membership vote to ban “trail hunting” that was […]
Lets be clear about this, hunting is on its last legs. The webinar release was an absolute fiasco for the world of hunting. The (still listed on their website) director of the MFHA was prosecuted for his role in encouraging representatives from nearly every hunt in the country to slaughter wildlife and evade prosecution. Ruled […]
The Board of the National Trust have ratified the members vote from the recent AGM and banned “trail hunting” on the organisation’s 620,000 acres of land. Members voted by 76,816 to 38,184 in favour of banning trail hunting on National Trust land at the October AGM. Harry Bowell, Director of Land and Nature said “The board of trustees […]
Exactly one year ago, on Tuesday 24th November 2020, ITV News at Ten featured a story about the leaked Hunting Office webinars. Fox hunting in the UK would never look the same again. Their coverage was a week and a half after the Hunt Saboteurs Association – who were supplied the video by a third […]
