Our twelve-week countdown is now almost over – the government’s trail hunting closes at 11.59pm tomorrow night – 18th June 2026.
If you have not done so already, please make sure your voice is heard in the next twenty-four hours.
We will not get this chance again.
And even as the consultation draws to a close, the hunters continue to incriminate themselves.
Just last week we reported on the conviction of Stowe School Beagles huntsman Philip Kennedy. The harrowing video evidence shows a hare being chased and killed by the hounds – but the most sickening aspect is the way that hunters young and old shake hands as the hare is torn to pieces.
This is routine cruelty, committed by people who were not even born when the Hunting Act became law 21 years ago.
Could there possibly be more compelling evidence of the need to urgently and robustly strengthen the Hunting Act?
Over the past twelve weeks we have highlighted the way that the hunters use, abuse and ignore the Hunting Act. We have shown how the West Country staghound packs torment deer for hours under the guise of the ‘Research and Observation’ exemption in the Hunting Act. We have highlighted the cynical exploitation of the ‘Falconry’ exemption, where hunters pretend to flush foxes to a bird of prey. We have highlighted how hunts bury foxes alive so that they can be hunted later in the day.
We also reported on Chris Packham’s angry but inspiring words during the successful rally outside the Houses of Parliament in May:
“I’m now 65-years old, and I cannot believe that I’m standing here, and this is still going on. We elected a government with a massive majority and a manifesto pledge to stop fox hunting. But two years into that term of government, and nothing has happened.”
This is it – your very last chance to add your voice to the thousands of HSA supporters who want to really end hunting with hounds. Thank you!
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