Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release 13th of November 2011

South Down And Eridge Catapult Ammo

Another Saturday, another day of Hunt violence The South Down and Eridge Fox Hunt has become increasingly aggressive over the past few years. Attacking hunt saboteurs in  car parks, threatening them with knives, riding them down and employing ‘stewards’ to harass their every step. You would think they are hiding something? On Saturday a whole […]

Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release 7th of November 2011

Chaos in the Countryside A week after falsely blaming hunt saboteurs for the death of one of their hounds, the attached video shows the Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt casually risking the lives of their hounds.  They were filmed throughout the day hunting on main roads, causing traffic chaos and at least two cars were forced […]

Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release 5th of November 2011

Female sab with head injury 1 of 2

New Hunt season. More violence against hunt saboteurs. Members of the Hunt Saboteurs Association, from different groups in the South East, visited the meet of the Old Surrey, Burstow & West Kent Fox Hunt, taking place just outside Lingfield in East Sussex. Due to previous violence from this hunts Staff and supporters (who’s Huntsman has […]

Hunt Saboteurs Save Lives

Hunt saboteurs Association News Release 31st October 2011  Tomorrow, the 1st November, is the official start of the hunting season.  For the next six months approximately 250 hunts across the country will chase and kill fox and hare in the name of sport. The Countryside Alliance will herald the day with much hype and a […]

Hound killed on busy road during illegal fox hunt

Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release 25th October 2011   A hound from the Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt was killed by a lorry, on the A38, South of Tewkesbury, today during an illegal fox hunt. Members of the Hunt Saboteurs Association who were present said the hunts pack of hounds were illegally chasing a fox when […]

Sab vehicles torched

In the past few weeks two established Hunt Sab Groups have had their vehicles stolen and then set on fire within hours of the thefts. The vehicles belonged to the Croydon and Sheffield groups. At the first theft we were willing to believe that this was a normal crime but the duplication at Sheffield leads […]

Hunt supporter convicted

Andrew Leaver was convicted of the Use of Threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment or distress. He received a 12 months conditional discharge and had to pay costs of £85.   He is a foot supporter on the Crawley & Horsham FH and on the 5th of February, while the Croydon Hunt Sabs Land […]

Crawley & Horsham hunt supporter convicted

Hunt supporter, Andrew Leaver, was convicted recently of the use of threatening words or behaviour to cause harassment or distress. He recieved a 12 months conditional discharge and had to pay costs of £85. He is a foot follower on the Crawley and Horsham FH and on the 5th February, while the Croydon Hunt Sabs […]

Hounds Off

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Make where you live a hunt-free zone. Take direct action against hunting from the comfort of your own home. Be part of a nationwide non-violent revolution. Free and easy – everybody can join the people’s campaign against bloodsports. Tell your family and friends. www.huntsabs.org.uk/hounds-off will show you how.

Another Year, Another AGM

On the 20th August Hunt Saboteurs from around the country gathered  in London for our Annual General Meeting. This is of course a legal requirement for the organisation, where the usual business of presenting accounts, committee reports and the stand down and re-election of committee positions takes place. It was also the time to discuss […]

HSA Benefit Gig 20th August 2011

We are very sorry to announce that Conflict are no longer playing at the Hunt saboteurs AGM at Conway Hall, this Saturday, 20th August. For more information please read the news article here.

Associate Fellow Publishes Trailblazing Work on Animals and Social Work

Dr Thomas Ryan, an Associate Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, is to soon have published a trailblazing work on animals and social work. In Animals and Social Work: A Moral Introduction, Dr Ryan, a practicing social worker, argues that since the early twentieth century the discipline of social work has demonstrated a […]

Three Hunt Saboteurs found not guilty of Aggravated Trespass

Hunt Saboteurs Association Press Release 26th May 2011 3 members of the Hunt saboteurs association were yesterday found not-guilty of aggravated trespass after a three day trial at Newark Magistrates Court. They had been monitoring the Grove and Rufford Foxhounds, in November last year, to ensure compliance with the Hunting Act. It was suspected that […]

Grove & Rufford Sabs Not Guilty

HSA news release 26th May 2011 Three Hunt Saboteurs found not-guilty of Aggravated Trespass 3 members of the Hunt saboteurs association were yesterday found not-guilty of aggravated trespass after a three day trial at Newark Magistrates Court. They had been monitoring the Grove and Rufford Foxhounds, in November last year, to ensure compliance with the […]

Cotswold Vale Cowards

HSA news release 26th February 2011 Cowardly Cotswold Vale hunt thugs up to their old tricks again… On Saturday 26 February, hunt saboteurs from Bristol, Bath and South Wales attended a meet of the Cotswold Vale Farmers foxhunt at Southwick Farm near Tewkesbury. At approximately 2.30pm  the Huntsman (Alan Morgan) and Whip (John Hodges) instigated […]

Six years on

HSA news release 15th February 2011 Six years since the ban and nothing’s changed Last Tuesday, the 15th feb, members of Guildford Hunt saboteurs witnessed riders with the Surrey Union Hunt blatantly encourage the chasing of a fox. The hunt met at littleton manor farm, reigate and were watched throughout the day for evidence of […]

Sussex’s finest in action

HSA news release 6th February 2011 Sussex’s finest in action on behalf of their masters… On Saturday 5th Feb Hunt Saboteurs attended a meet of the Crawley and Horsham Fox Hunt At Wiston, near Ashington, West Sussex. This hunt is under police investigation after being caught on film after killing a fox. The saboteurs were […]

There’s no-one else, Just Us…

HSA news release 1st November 2010 There’s no-one else, Just Us… November 1st, official start of the hunting season, the day the pro-hunt brigade confidently predicted they would again be hunting legally after the Lib-Con victory in the general election.  Now is their turn to feel betrayed and let down, as we were by years […]

Mendip Farmers – Neighbourhood Thugs

HSA news release 16th October 2010 Do you want these people in your neighbourhood? On Sat 16th October 2010 members of the South West hunt saboteurs were out monitoring the Chilmark and Clifton Foot beagle hunt at Emborough, near Midsomer Norton, Somerset.  They were present at the hunt to monitor for evidence of illegal hunting […]