Reading Hunt Saboteurs

13/04/2026

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The government has committed to banning the 'smokescreen' of 'trail hunting' but we need YOU to tell the government to do it properly this time. They want YOUR views - please give them!

We need;

❌ No More Exemptions
❌ No More Smokescreens
👮 Proper Sentencing Deterrents

We urge YOU to respond to the government consultation and use our guidance to make it clear to the government that this MUST END. The wildlife cannot wait. 👉 https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/have-your-say/

Animals don’t have a voice - lend them yours.

09/04/2026

We ended this 2025/26 season concentrating on the Beaufort Hunt with our very determined comrades. Tip offs to some more local hunts were very much appreciated and we plan to tackle these less sabbed criminal gangs next season with your support! Please contact us if you see any hunt activity in the surrounding areas of Reading; all tip offs will be treated confidentially and kept completley anonymous for your safety.

This summer we'll be planning work days at animal sanctuaries, holding recruitment days and organising stalls to raise some funds. Keep an eye out for any events, pop by, grab some merch and have a chat with us about what we do. Or let us know that you'd like to be involved!

With stricter laws on the horizon, but with no date set, it'll be business as usual for the foreseeable.

We want to thank everyone for their continued support, whether by donation, tip off or kind words, we couldn't do this without you

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21/03/2026

Beaufort "Serial Killer" Hunt's closing meet, Upper Chalkley Farm, Hawkesbury. Saturday 14th March 2026

After being caught murdering several foxes and terrorising countless wildlife this season, we thought it only appropriate to give them a proper send off this season! Sixty sabs from 9 different groups descended on The Duke of Beaufort's closing meet at Upper Chalkely Farm and kept on their every move for the entire day.

This "prestigious" hunt regularly draws well over 200 riders but with the recent bad media attention, their numbers had dwindled to a pathetic field of under 50, with a handful made up by hunters who were visiting from Ireland and nursing hangovers after Cheltenhams Animal cruelty festival.

With so many footsabs positioned in well placed areas, we greeted them at every turn, keeping the hounds noses up and on the move, preventing any form of hunting. As usual, not a single courtesy trail was laid in front of watching eyes.

A couple of hours in, desperation tactics from riders began as sabs were ridden at and bumped into by multiple horses. One Sab was maliciously knocked down and had to be taken to A&E, thankfully they were ok. It was around this time that 5 Police riot vans and 4 patrol cars showed up in response to a "breach of the peace". They claimed to have no idea what goes on during a hunt, and had no interest investigating crimes currently being committed by the Beaufort. Including at this very time, terriermen in Swangrove being seen hovering around an artificial earth. Eventually the cops left, but not before creating a road block to let the hunt cross a busy A road. What a perfect waste of taxpayers hard earned money.

It was here that the hunt gathered at Manor Farm, Oldbury on the hill and from there rode north to another favourite wooded area, Park Wood, where they were met once again with friendly sab faces. They took off back to Swangrove to try to shake us off but not knowing what to do, they yo-yo'd back and forth, seeing sabs on every hill top, round every corner, down every valley; they headed back to Manor Farm at sunset to pack up around 5pm.

There were several instances of masked up Terriermen, always eager to hurl abuse at Sabs. If they were hunting within the law, why are they so aggressive?

Satisfied that the day had ended, Sabs reunited as one group to polish off the plant based sausage rolls. The hunt had no chance of fulfilling their sick blood lust for the day.

Please consider donating or buying merch so that we can give our trusty vehicle some TLC now that the season is over.

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17/03/2026

16/03/2026

A brilliant quota of more than sixty sabs, representing nine Hunt Saboteurs Association–affiliated groups, attended the closing meet of the Duke of Beaufort Hunt, with the aim of preventing the Beaufort from killing any more foxes. Sabs from Bristol, Cirencester, Mendips, Northants, Reading, Three...

14/03/2026

Sabs outnumbered riders at the pitiful closing meet of the Beaufort Hunt.

We gave them the send off this murderous bunch deserved 🖕

Great day working with pals from:

Bristol Hunt Saboteurs
Cirencester Illegal Hunt Watch
Mendip Hunt Sabs
Northants Hunt Saboteurs
Three Counties Hunt Saboteurs
Two Counties Hunt Saboteurs - Somerset and Dorset
Weymouth Animal Rights
Wiltshire Hunt Saboteurs

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13/03/2026

Tomorrow, many groups will still be out, observing Hunts breaking the law and using trail hunting as a smokescreen. If you see riders with hounds, grass up your local hunt and contact the HSA

09/03/2026

One of the Old Berks red faced goons getting told off by daddy. Slurring words and drink driving without an MOT

Mr Red being held back from attacking sabs

09/03/2026

Remember this ⬇️

When fox and hare hunters infiltrated Wiltshire Police and local politics they were in it for the long game.

Same old, same old.

They maybe still there - for now.

But so are we - and we ain’t going nowhere till the last hunt is shut down.

No bent police officer, no fox hunting politician and definitely no hunt scum can ever intimidate us.

Please support us - our report from Fridays events including the theft of our evidence is in the comments.

08/03/2026

Dedicated to all women & non binary Sabs who face misogyny, sexual threats and physical violence whilst protecting wildlife.

Old Berks Hunt, Kingston Lisle. Saturday 7th March 2026

After receiving a tip off, we jumped in with our mates Bristol Hunt Saboteurs to give the Old Berks a visit.

They met at a very foggy Manor Farm, north of Kingston Lisle Park and headed east to Westcot farm where two groups of foot sabs caught up with them and kept them on their way. It's safe to say that they were displeased to see us.

The ground was wet and the roads were slippery. Still, riders decided it would be sensible to jump over ditches onto concrete, resulting in horses sliding dangerously into the road.

There was plenty of support, disproportionate to the number of riders. We were of course told many times that they were laying trails. As you might expect, we found no evidence of trail laying. And why they would be so aggressive towards us if they were indeed laying trails is anybody's guess. A highlight of the day, one of the boozed up supporters got in the faces of Sabs and was restrained by a huntsman by their hood like you would a toddler with a leash.

We did at one point let them slip, unfortunately. However, based on where we picked them up it seems that they had spent that time hiding from sabs, unable to do as they pleased. We get the feeling this hunt has very limited freedom to roam. We found ourselves circling around the same area, near Long Spinney Copse woodland repeatedly, with support repetitively setting on the same few stretches of road to watch.

Dozens of deer flushed as supporters watched near Kingston Common Farm near the end of the day. The area being as rich in nature as it is makes this hunt's disruptive activities even more tragic

What defined the day was more the words of the hunt than their stifled actions.

In a bout of theatre, a Red Coat boasted everything was above board, even that he appreciates what we do! When asked why he wouldn't swap to clean booting he claimed to lose his hearing, he couldn't parse a word because of a thin cloth over a Sab's face.

"Concerned" huntsmen and support asked repeatedly why Sabs wore masks, even though terriermen were also protecting each other from spreading colds

After a day of drunken driving, one of their red faced supporters decided to have a go at sabs after he almost caused a road accident through dangerous driving. He has no MOT, and was well over the legal limit. We have no reason to believe this or the above is anything but their best behaviour.

Once again, we're grateful for any information our supporters have, including previous meet locations. Pop us a message and we'll keep your anonymity safe.

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08/03/2026

Solidarity with our friends Wiltshire Hunt Saboteurs, who have been relentlessly capturing evidence of kills from the Beaufort Hunt. This is desperation tactics from those in power to continue an outdated, illegal tradition 🦊

07/03/2026

Currently sabbing The Old Berks Hunt with our pals Bristol Hunt Saboteurs

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