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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
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 […]
Ban All Guns
HSA news release 4th June 2010 Stop the killing, ban all guns. Yet another shooting spree claims the lives of twelve people and injures twice as many. All the countryside alliance can say is ‘The UK’s firearms licensing system is one of the strictest in the world and as the police investigation continues it […]
Boxing Day – the public face of fox hunting
HSA news release 24th December 2009 Boxing Day – the public face of fox hunting Every year, on Boxing Day, the Countryside Alliance proudly trumpet record attendance figures at the “traditional” foxhunt meets, claiming that this proves hunting is more popular than ever and that the Hunting Act should obviously be repealed. Many interested but […]
And they call us Violent!
HSA News Release 15th November 2009 On Saturday 14th November, members of Yorkshire Hunt Saboteurs were monitoring the opening meet of the Rockwood Harriers Hunt, just South of Emley, Huddersfield. Most of the group were following the hunt to ensure they weren’t illegally hunting. The driver and a passenger were in the […]
Illegal Fox Hunters shoot at Hunt Saboteurs
HSA News Release 11th November 2009 Illegal Fox Hunters shoot at Hunt Saboteurs Saturday 7th November saw members of the recently formed Hunt and Crime Watch Scotland (HCWS) attend a gathering of the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire Foxhounds – the Country’s most violent hunt – at Garryhorn Farm in Ayrshire Members of HCWS had been watching […]