Hunt Sabs to disinfect the countryside!

HSA news release 20th November 2001

Hunt Sabs to disinfect the countryside!

Despite being completely overlooked by the government’s veterinary risk assessment (to allow hunting to restart), Hunt Saboteurs are to offer their experience and knowledge of the countryside to help disinfect areas where hunts will be chasing the nation’s wildlife to exhaustion and death.

The HSA’s press officer, Dawn Preston explained: “we know from nearly 40 years of hunt sabotage that hunts follow virtually the same routes year after year from the same meets, so we thought ‘why don’t we use our knowledge and experience in the hunting field to disinfect their path for them?’. This would help hunts stay in line with the DEFRA rules that permit hunting under restriction, and provide a service to the farmer by decreasing the risk of FMD spreading due to hounds and riders charging around his/her land.”

She continued “the fact that disinfectant is also known to be a very effective scent duller and would mask the scent of the fox or hare they were chasing couldn’t be helped! Our tactical approach to hunt sabotage needs little amendment, as the disinfectant would simply replace the harmless citronella oil or garlic mix spray that we normally use – and we already have the people to deal with its application!”

The HSA believes that DEFRA have chosen to ignore the presence of anti-hunt protestors at hunt meets, failed completely to consult with the HSA on the matter of the resumption of hunting, and have as yet failed to respond to our letter setting out our real concerns on the matter. Despite this failure on behalf of the Government, hunters now seem intent on blaming hunt saboteurs for any problems once hunting does resume. Funny how they spend the rest of the year saying how ineffectual we are.

On her website, fanatical Australian hunter Janet George who claims to ‘speak for the countryside’ is now openly advocating violence towards Hunt Saboteurs. In her latest rant against the government, sabs (and basically anyone who doesn’t kill things 6 days a week) she encourages ‘farmers’ and ‘stewards’ to hold down and spray sabs with disinfectant ‘from head to toe’ .

If this does happen, we doubt sabs will take it lying down. Still, we are sure the hunt officials will note it (as they are required to) as an ‘unusual event during the hunt’ and it will make an interesting report for DEFRA on what hunters are really like.

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