HSA News

About a Month Back, Sheffield Hunt Sabs and Others Caught the Northern Counties Hunt Disturbing the Peace of the Beautiful, Otter Rich River Esk. the Half Dozen Hunters High Tailed It Back to Their Vehicles As Soon As Sabs Were Spotted.

But summer sabbing hasn’t always been easy. Let’s take a look back at the history of this hunt and the wider story it tells of the decline of mink hunting.

As the summer sun blazed across the UK this June, Hunt Saboteur groups remained relentless in their pursuit to expose and combat illegal hunting and wildlife persecution. From disturbing discoveries in the countryside to courtroom appearances and political pressure, here’s a detailed round-up of what unfolded this month.

Last week, at the widely praised “Witness The End Of Hunting” launch event at the House of Commons, MPs, Peers, Ministers and representatives from several anti-hunting groups, including the HSA, heard an impassioned speech from naturalist Chris Packham as he took to the microphone to explain in real terms the importance of truly ending hunting in the United Kingdom.

Earlier today, Fitzwilliam huntsman Shaun Parish and his whipper-in Jacob Whalley appeared at Peterborough Magistrates Court charged under Section 1 of the Hunting Act with evidence supplied by Bed & Bucks Hunt Sabs.

News reaches the Hunt Saboteurs Association that two south west beagle packs have merged to form the ‘Clifton & Infantry Beagles’. The new hunt is an amalgamation of two beagle packs: the Wiltshire & Infantry Beagles (WIB), and the Chilmark & Clifton Foot Beagles (CCFB), both of which have seen increased attention from local sab groups in recent years.

This week an event was held at the Houses of Parliament in London, which was heralded as a momentous stepping stone and call to action to both MPs and the Government on the path to ending hunting for good.

Warwickshire Police continue to show a blatant disregard for transparency and accountability in their dealings with the Warwickshire Hunt. Here, West Midlands Hunt Sabs explain how Warwickshire Police are bending the rules to protect the hunt.

In his latest desperate musings, Countryside Alliance CEO Tim Bonner has been visiting summer hound shows and encouraging hunts to: “… be as open about their trail hunting in November as they are at shows in June. They need to invite the public into the hunting field just as they ask them to meet hounds in the main ring.”
Which hunts does Tim imagine will be greeting the public with open arms at their Opening Meets in November?

Hunt saboteurs were out in force last weekend, stepping up the campaign against the illegal summer bloodsport of mink hunting. In the Midlands, multiple sab groups were out bright and early scouring river systems hunted by the Dove Valley Mink Hounds. With so many groups on patrol, it wasn’t long before the hunt was found at Tollgate Business Centre near Rugeley.

The news from across the UK over the last month has mainly coalesced on two topics – the mounting volume of hunting-related convictions and the

Huntsman Guy Landau of the Weston & Banwell Harriers with West Somerset Vale Hunt (WBHWSV) pleaded guilty to a Hunting Act Offence at Taunton Magistrates Court on 19th May 2025. The conviction was a result of drone footage from Mendip Hunt Sabs combined with Somerset Sabs’ handheld footage that showed unequivocal, blatant cub hunting in East Huntspill on 2nd October 2024.

As sab groups across the country focus on the last remaining mink packs, the HSA takes a river trip down memory lane to look at

Last Saturday the 7th June, the Northern Counties Mink Hounds were caught hunting on the River Esk near Glaisdale on the edge of the North York Moors. This victory follows two successful outings against the Midlands based Dove Valley Mink Hounds earlier in the season.

Like many thousands of others around the world, the Hunt Saboteurs Association was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Colin Jerwood, singer and driving force behind the anarcho-punk legends Conflict.