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Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release October 27th 2012 The Southdown and Eridge fox hunt held its opening meet of the season at Firle, near Lewes east Sussex, today. It was clear from the start that they intend to carry on their practice of flaunting the hunting ban and launching organised attacks against any who oppose […]
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release October 24th 2012 Paul Standen, a supporter of the Ross Harriers Hunt, pleaded guilty today to assaulting two hunt saboteurs. Standen, who was on trial at Hereford Magistrates Court, had to pay a fine, costs and compensation. The incident occurred in March this year when the Ross Harriers met at […]
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release October 23rd 2012 The Government have announced that the proposed cull of badgers in Gloucestershire and Somerset will not take place until next Summer at the earliest. Like a true politician the Defra minister, Owen Paterson, blamed the weather, the Olympics and too many badgers for the delay. We’re surprised […]
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release October 14th 2012 Over 80 hunt saboteurs and anti-cull campaigners descended on Forthampton Estate near Tewkesbury today to show their disapproval at the proposed badger cull. The 3000 acre shooting estate covers 3% of the Gloucestershire cull zone and fully supports the cull. The saboteurs took full advantage of the […]
Knock knock knockin’ on the Tory’s door! Yesterday saw Hunt Saboteurs from all round the country give up their precious Sunday to travel to Birmingham and join other Anti-Badger Cull activists in displaying their support for the Hunting Act and their opposition to the Coalition Government’s plans to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) by attempting to […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release September 26th 2012 This morning hunt saboteurs, from the Three Counties and Coventry groups, witnessed the Ledbury Hunt chase a fox down an active badger sett that had had most of its entrances blocked by hunt staff. The hunt had met at Redmarley, Gloucestershire, and were clearly observed to be […]
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release September 25th 2012 The Hunt Saboteurs Association has had an influx of new members and supporters in the past few weeks as public anger has mounted against the Government’s proposed badger cull. These new members will be joining local saboteur groups and travelling to the cull zones to engage in […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release 25th September 2012 Four hounds, from the Surrey Union Hunt, were hit by a car this morningon a road between Newdigate and Charlwood. The female driver had nochance to avoid the hounds as they ran straight out in front of hercar. One hound went under her car and was taken […]
Since September 2011, hundreds of acres of land are known to have been made out of bounds to bloodsports, affecting dozens of Hunts nationwide. In reality the figure could be much higher because we have no system for monitoring Warning Off emails and letters sent by individuals. Hounds Off encourages autonomous action. We deliberately make […]
The Con-Demn coalition appears determined to push through their immoral, un-scientific cull of badgers this autumn causing the death of thousands of these innocent creatures and creating deep divisions in the countryside. Dairy farmers, rather than take responsibility for their animals and invest in proper and rigorous bTB screening, have instead decided to try and […]
PRESS RELEASE FROM PROTECT OUR WILD ANIMALS (POWA) Heythrop Hunt Supporter Found Guilty Of Criminal Damage A car salesman who rides with the HEYTHROP HUNT, Thomas Edward Hastings Macfarlane of Wootton, Woodstock, Oxfordshire was found guilty of criminal damage at Banbury Magistrates court on 12th September 2012. Whilst Hunt Monitor Mrs Judy Gilbert of High […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release August 24th 2012 Surrey constabulary have shown their usual bias by arresting one female hunt saboteur for harassment outside the Surrey union kennels on the 23rd August. The very same saboteur who was the victim of death threats and attempts to ride her down only last week. No police action […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release August 22nd 2012 The Hunt Saboteurs Association is calling on its supporters to become actively involved in stopping the immoral, un-scientific badger cull being pursued by the Con-Dem coalition. We urge people to take whatever legal steps they think are necessary in order to halt the cull before thousands of […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release August 18th 2012 Hunt saboteurs from the North of England have stopped a grouse shoot that was taking place on Saddleworth Moor, between Holmsfirth and Oldham. Today is the first Saturday of the grouse shooting season, one of the most prestigious and expensive days in the shooting calendar, where each […]
Following last week’s attempt by Surrey Union riders to knock people down and issue death threats, six sab groups convened for a return visit to show we will not be intimidated. The groups from South Coast, Brighton, Croydon, Chicester and Guildford descended on the Surrey Union kennels at 5 am and waited for the hunt […]
Cub hunting starts in the South East with death threats The Cub hunting season has started in the south east. After a tipoff from members of the public guild Hunt sabs visited the surrey union at their kennels at 5:30am. The ten invited riders (cub hunting is by invite only for the most blood thirsty) […]
Hunt Saboteurs evidence leads to conviction Two members of the historic Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt were today found guilty of breaching the 2004 Hunting Act. The case against the Right Honourable John Edward “Johnny” Greenall, recently resigned huntmaster and major patron of the hunt and Glen Morris, steward and assistant terrierman was based […]
We are pleased to hear that the West Street Tickham Hunt, in Kent, have been forced to disband. Their country will be taken over by the Ashford Valley and East Kent Hunts. The hunt are citing financial reasons and lack of decent hunting country as the reasons behind their demise and are farcically trying to […]
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release August 2nd 2012 Two members of the historic Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt are due to appear before Derby Magistrates Court on Wednesday the 8th of August for breaches of the Hunting Act 2004. The case against the Right Honourable John Edward “Johnny” Greenall, recently resigned huntmaster and major patron […]
A local hunt protest group has reacted with relief to the jailing of a prominent supporter of the South Pembrokeshire Hunt. Steven Barrett, 66, of St Clears, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Friday 20th July to three and a half years in jail for the possession of illegal firearms and ammunition. The customised […]
