Nearly 20 years after hunting was supposedly banned, up and down the country hunts continue to chase and kill foxes, hare, mink, otters and deer for fun.
To make the law fit for purpose and to protect British wildlife, the Government MUST:
From those living in rural communities, to hunt saboteurs and animal protection agencies and even police chiefs, everyone knows the law on hunting isn’t working, and it’s time for these rural crime gangs to be stopped.
Check below for more information and to see how YOU can help make this happen.
Weaknesses in the current Hunting Act, along with our proposed solutions.
Join our campaign to strengthen the Hunting Act, close loopholes and bring an end to hunting.
This week has seen sabs across the country out in force while most people are still asleep. For many hunts, the cubbing season has now started. Sab groups have been keeping an eye on their local hunts and have reported that many of them, who would usually still be ‘hound
August has arrived and with it, the start of the heinous Autumn Staghunting season, which is the trophy hunting portion of the stag hunters’ “sport”. From August to November they target mature rutting stags, royal stags or greater, in the prime of their lives, forcing them to now run for
A guest article by Devon County Hunt Sabs. Includes video footage of a dig out.
A few weeks ago we were informed by Devon & Cornwall Police that their investigation into one of several incidents we reported last season had concluded. The outcome is that Eggesford Hunt’s Danny Pearce has
The vixen looks up, startled by a sudden noise. Alert now, she gathers her young cubs and moves swiftly toward her den. It’s dawn, and she is just returning after a night’s feeding. Her cubs are just over four months old — still playful and dependent on her for food,
About a year ago, the British Hound Sports Association announced that it would hold a ‘National Trail Hunting Day’. They promised their gullible supporters that this country-wide spectacle would “start to change minds” and go on to “dominate the news agenda.”
Yesterday, four members of the notorious Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt were found guilty at Weymouth Magistrates Court of hunting a wild mammal with dogs in breach of the Hunting Act.
On this day in 2005 the Hunting Act came into force. It should have stopped the cruelty of hunting with hounds, but 20 years later hunts across the country are still chasing and killing foxes, hares and deer for fun. And often, hunt sabs are still the only people stopping
This week sees the 20 th anniversary of the enactment of the Hunting Act, an occasion marked by a special report on BBC’s Countryfile programme.
Viewers were treated to the sight of a hunt sab, an MP, and Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman – National Police Lead for Hunting
A summary of events over the last month – it’s been a busy and intense start to the year for all our groups across the country.
