Catch up on recent news from the Hunt Saboteurs Association
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 […]
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Here at HSA Towers, we try to keep our web posts positive – whether it’s celebrating our crucial role in the webinar trial, shutting down a beagling festival or announcing that yet another hunt has folded. But sometimes, the news from the hunting field is so unremittingly grim that we struggle to […]
It’s the video that’s been viewed more than seven million times and appeared on news websites in Australia, Africa, and the Americas. But now, for the first time, the Hertfordshire Hunt Sab who caught pony-puncher Sarah Moulds on camera speaks to the Hunt Saboteurs Association. “We were parked up at the Drift, Gunby, during second horsing and saw […]
With all the success we’ve been having following the conviction of leading foxhunter Mark Hankinson, it’s easy to forget that Scotland’s ten mounted fox hunts and several footpacks are unaffected by the judgment. Scottish fox hunts operate under the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 – a different law to that used in England […]
This brand new photobook details the inspiring history of the Hunt Saboteurs Association, from our formation in late 1963 all the way up to the present day. With many fascinating photographs and extensive text celebrating the actions of everyone throughout the years who took (and continues to take) direct action against bloodsports, this book is […]
The National Trust have permanently banned hunting on their land following their AGM held in Harrogate today. This was the first chance for the trust’s 5.6 million members to vote on hunting since 2017, when the board used discretionary proxy votes to defeat a motion calling for a ban. Accusations of unfairness followed, with members […]
This week hunt saboteurs from across the country have shut down a major hare hunting event in Northumberland. Monday saw over sixty sabs storm into the meet near the remote village of Ingram. Sabs then immediately blockaded the exit route to prevent them hunting elsewhere. A day-long standoff then ensued with the hound van eventually […]
Over the last few weeks, the HSA has confirmed that a further three hunts have folded this summer. The Eastern Counties Minkhounds, who hunted the rivers of Essex and Suffolk, threw in the towel after being consistently sabbed for several years. They have also faced allegations from their own side that they were targeting otters as well as mink. […]
Now that the champagne-induced delirium has started to wear off, it’s time to absorb the full scale of the defeat that was inflicted on fox hunting last Friday. Mark Hankinson – Britain’s leading fox hunter – wasn’t just found guilty, he and the whole hunting world had the book thrown at them by Deputy Chief […]
Master of Foxhounds Association (MFHA) director Mark Hankinson has been found guilty of encouraging others to break the Hunting Act following a three day trial at Westminster Magistrates Court. The court case came about after the HSA exposed online webinars run by the Hunting Office in August last year. The webinars evidence a nationwide conspiracy by hunters […]
The Hunt Saboteurs Association stands in solidarity with Chris Packham whose home was struck by arsonists last Friday night. This latest attack – believed to be the work of hunting or shooting extremists – is just the latest escalation of a terror campaign against Chris and his family. Previous incidents have included death threats and […]
A gamekeeper has been caught trapping birds of prey on a pheasant shoot in Shropshire. Two traps were found in mid-September in woodland near the village of Chelmarsh, just south of Bridgnorth. Footage passed to the HSA shows two homemade wooden traps, both baited with dead pheasants and located inside a pheasant release pen. Shockingly, […]
For seven years between 1903 and 1910, the UK was gripped and divided over the issue of the use of animals in medical research. This energy was triggered by the plight of one particular animal, a large brown dog who was reputed to have been spectacularly ill-treated for the purposes of a university medical lecture at University College […]
And so it begins… cub hunting, the disgusting and illegal practice of training new foxhounds to kill fox cubs, is now in full swing across the country. Hunts ride out very early in the morning – when fox scent is strongest – and surround woods or fields with riders to ensure foxes and cubs have […]
