Hampshire police out of control at Berkshire hunt 10 arrests, but at what cost?

HSA news release 7th January 1995 Today at the Garth and South Berkshire Foxhunt’s meet at Mortimer West End, South Berkshire, Hampshire police officers instigated an “arrest on sight” policy against hunt saboteurs at what had been a peaceful event until their arrival. The Hampshire officers had been called in as Thames Valley Police only […]

Hunting Police Officer Steals Saboteur’s Property

HSA news release 31st December 1994 In amazing scenes at the Old Berkshire Foxhunt meet at Uffington today, a task force of 5 police officers from Faringdon police descended on saboteurs and bullied them out of the area. The squad was headed by PC Tim Dunning, who is a member of the Old Berkshire Hunt […]

Police chaos as resources overstretched by new hunt law

HSA news release 17th December 1994 Northamptonshire police were sorely overstretched today as they tried to cope with the effects of the new measures against hunt saboteurs in the Criminal Justice Act. Saboteurs in Northants had successful days at the Grafton Foxhunt, the Bicester with Whaddon Chase Foxhunt and the Woodland Pytchley Foxhunt, saving many […]

Essex hunt protest turns into police riot

HSA news release 19th November 1994 An otherwise peaceful protest at the Essex Foxhunt disintegrated into widespread violence against protesters by a task force mounted by Essex Police today. A group of around 200 protesters, including hunt saboteurs, travelled to the Essex Hunt’s meet at Good Easter, near Chelmsford, as part of a week-long series […]

Corby Police Farce baffled by new law

HSA news release 5th November 1994 Corby police today demonstrated their astonishing ignorance of the new Criminal Justice Act and total disregard for wasting public money in a bizarre operation involving over 30 police officers and several fire brigade personnel at the Woodland Pytchley Foxhunt at Stoke Albany, near Market Harborough. Some twenty hunt saboteurs […]

Hunt thugs resort to terrorism: Bomb attack on Milton Keynes Hunt saboteur

HSA news release 2nd October 1994 On Sunday the 2nd of October 1994 an explosive device was placed on or underneath the car of a well known member of the Three Shires Hunt Saboteurs who lives in Milton Keynes. The device exploded at around 09:00, destroying the underside of the vehicle. The timing and nature […]