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Huntsman Charged after Racially Abusing a Hunt Saboteur
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release July 16th 2012 Lee Peters,Master Huntsman for the Ross Harriers, has been charged with racially aggravated harassment and threatening behaviour. The alleged incident took place in January of this year when Mr. Peters racially abused a hunt saboteur. Fortunately he was overheard by an independent witness, who called the […]
Crawley & Horsham Hunt members found guilty of 5 counts of illegal hunting
On Monday 14th May, at Haywards Heath Magistrates Court, 3 Crawley & Horsham Hunt members were found guilty of 5 counts of illegal hunting. 2 were fined £1,000 each and must pay £2,500 each in costs. The third, Andrew Phillis is on holiday but must attend court later for his sentencing. Rachel Holdsworth was found guilty of 2 counts of illegal […]
Hunt Saboteurs association Press Release 2nd May 2012
The case taken against two Brighton hunt Saboteurs was dropped today. Two hunt sabs were charged with aggravated trespass while attending a meet of the old Surrey Burstow & West Kent fox hunt. The accusation from the police was the two used citronella sprays to disrupt a lawful activity. No evidence was offered against the […]
Cumbria Hunting Trial Guilty Verdict
TWO Cumbrian men have been found guilty by a Sheriff of deliberately hunting foxes and badgers on farmland near Langholm. Ryan Lowe, 30, of Baird Road, Harraby, Carlisle, and 40-year-old Brian Sanderson, of West Lane, Shap, were also found guilty of being in possession of items capable of being used for an offence contrary to […]
Continue saving lives after you’re gone
The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) has been fighting cruelty to animals since 1963 and relies entirely on the generosity of its members and supporters. We have no paid staff, so every penny donated to the HSA goes exactly where it really counts, the groups saving the lives of hunted animals in the field. If you […]
Hunt Saboteurs Lottery
We have for many years run a Club draw but decided to end this fund raising feature. Fear not, we have an alternative, the weekly Unity Lottery! For just £1 per week you will be allocated a six digit Unity Lottery number, which will remain yours for as long as you wish to keep playing. […]
Aftermath of the Cotswold Vale’s Vicious Attack on a Pensioner
This photograph shows the aftermath of a viscious attack by members of the Cotswold Vale Hunt on a woman in her 60’s. As we reported back in March, the attack took place when the Woman and her Son took issue with the Hunt tresspassing on their land. A group of twelve men responded by attacking […]
The HSA now accepts donations through Flattr
To make it even easier to donate to us, we are now able to accept ‘micropayments’ through the online donation site Flattr! Links will be available at the bottom of each article, just click the link and login to your flattr account to help us continue to save our wildlife. […]
Cotswold Vale Fox Hunt attack three innocent residents during illegal hunt
Hunt Saboteurs association Press Release 27th March 2012 The Cotswold Vale hunt today attacked 3 people, one of them a woman in her sixties, during their final hunting day of the season. The first attack involved a motorist who they claimed had hit one of their hounds on the B4213 near Apperley, Gloucestershire. One […]
Hunt Saboteurs association Press Release 25th March 2012
Hunt saboteurs attacked by Coniston Fox hunt A hunt saboteur was attacked by hunt supporters whilst monitoring the Coniston hunt yesterday. The hunt who were having their final meet of the season at their kennels near Ambleside had already illegally killed a fox before the attack occurred according to walkers who said they saw […]
Welsh Government Announce Badger Vaccination Programme
The Welsh Assembly has announced that it’s scrapping its controversial badger cull and will instead carry out a vaccination programme to try and minimise the spread of Bovine TB. The HSA would like to congratulate PAC (Pembrokeshire Against the Cull) and everyone else who has fought tirelessly against this ridiculous cull and we hope that Westminster now follows […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release March 18th 2012
More violence from the Ross Harriers Hunt Supporters of the Ross Harriers Hunt smashed a vehicle window and attacked hunt saboteurs with an iron bar during a meet at Orcop Hill, west of Ross On Wye, yesterday. The victim of the attack suffered injuries to the leg and head. Throughout the day the hunt […]
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release January 7th 2012
Huntsman Arrested for Racially Abusing Hunt Saboteur Lee Peters, huntsman for the Ross Harriers, was arrested today for racially abusing a hunt saboteur who was present to try and stop illegal hunting taking place. As the Harriers left their meet at Penny Farthing, Aston Crews, Mr. Peters shouted racist remarks about a saboteur to […]
Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release January 4th 2012
Female Hunt Saboteur violently assaulted during illegal Foxhunt On New Years Eve a female hunt saboteur was violently assaulted by a supporter of the Cottesmore Foxhunt who were meeting at Gunby, Lincolnshire. The saboteur was on her own when she saw the hunts hounds illegally chasing a fox. As she intervened she was thrown to […]
Cotswold Huntsman Alan Morgan convicted of racial abuse
Protect Our Wild Animals has today been informed that, following incidents at a meet in February and complaints to the police, the Huntsman of the Cotswold Vale Farmers Foxhounds has pleaded guilty to racially abusing a hunt sab, fined £100 and ordered to pay £200 compensation to his victim. As Morgan’s offence was, apparently, fully […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release December 26th 2011
Normal Boxing Day activity Surrey Union press release Another day of hunting on Boxing Day, no doubt the Countryside Alliance will paint a picture of thousands of people enjoying a picturesque day in the beautiful English countryside, hoping to ignore the hidden truth. The hunting community is in its death throes, it wants […]
Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release December 21st 2011
Let the Spin Doctoring Commence As Boxing Day approaches the Countryside Alliance’ media machine will be gearing up to full speed for the annual pro-hunt PR event. Hunts across the country will be on their best behaviour as the media focuses on them. They will ride around for a couple of hours and everyone […]
Violence and intimidation in a National park
On Saturday 10th December, over 50 hunt saboteurs attended the meet of the South Down & Eridge fox hunt at Old Erringham Farm, north of Shoreham. This Hunt has been increasingly violent to any anti-hunt people during the season and the last time they were attended a catapult was used to fire missiles at people, […]
New Long-Sleeved ‘Hunt Saboteur’ T-Shirt now available!
To take the chill out of the winter months we’re pleased to offer our new long sleeved T-shirts! Available now in the web shop.