Catch up on recent news from the Hunt Saboteurs Association
Just six months after it was launched, the Countryside Alliance has pulled the plug on an initiative that was meant to demonstrate its “enduring commitment” to hunting. The scheme, launched to much fanfare last July, allowed any new member of the Countryside Alliance to nominate a hunt to receive a £50.00 donation from its coffers. […]
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 sixth and final article, the HSA looks at our proposal to align Hunting Act […]
The HSA, with the help of footage commissioned by the Green Britain Foundation, are able to once again expose one of the shooting industry’s dirty secrets; stink pits and snares on the sister of the Duke of Westminster’s shooting estate; Shocklach Hall, in Cheshire. You can view the video below but be warned it’s a […]
The HSA can exclusively reveal that almost 10 million game birds were imported into the UK in 2025. Over 1.6 million live birds were imported to be reared, released and shot in the countryside up and down the UK. Over 8 million eggs were also imported; bought by game hatcheries to rear, release and sell […]
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 fifth article, the HSA looks at our proposal to expand the definition of hunting […]
The festive period is always a perilous time for wildlife, with hunters and shooters taking to the countryside in larger numbers and more frequently than usual. While many were tucked up around the fire or enjoying a nice winter walk with family, hunt sabs were, as ever, heading out into the fields to put themselves […]
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 […]
