Bath Hunt Saboteurs

07/06/2026

07/06/2026

In 2021 ITV shared footage of the Beaufort Hunt, shooting hounds in the head and carrying them away in a wheelbarrow. Speaking to ITV Mike Jessop, a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons expressed grave concerns saying he did not believe the men in the footage were professionally trained at putting animals down.

Even more heartbreaking he said, "In one of the videos, the [hound's] tail was still waggling very vigorously for quite some time, even when the dog was being loaded in the wheelbarrow."

As Megan McCubbin very rightly said recently, "every animal in this situation is a victim." Hunts do not prioritise animal welfare, hounds and horses are seen as expendable tools. As the consultation draws to a close, hunts are professing to love their hounds and are claiming to be worried about their futures. The very real truth is that hounds are prematurely shot to make way for younger hounds.

Hunts do not love hounds; they love exploiting them to fulfil their bloodlust of watching a fox get ripped apart. This shooting of hounds still happens. Together we can end this cycle of cruelty. Please make sure you have completed the consultation into banning 'trail hunting' before the 18th of June. https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/have-your-say/

07/06/2026

Evil fox hunters such as convicted animal abuser Stuart Radbourne (pictured below digging out a fox) and hunts like the Crawley and Horsham whose hunt staff have been caught numerous times and have multiple Hunting Act convictions, are being welcomed into drag hunts and more widely the Master of Draghounds and Bloodhounds Association (MDBA) to beat the ban on so-called “trail” hunting - everyone knows that fox hunts will stop at nothing to keep chasing and killing foxes with packs of dogs, and the MDBA is in their sights to form the new smokescreen if the governments’ ban isn’t strong enough.

Read more 👉 https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/from-trail-hunting-to-drag-hunting-the-next-smokescreen/

07/06/2026

❗️𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙄𝙁𝙔𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙀 𝙊𝙁 𝙎𝙄𝘾𝙆𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙀𝙇𝙏𝙔 𝙏𝙊 𝘽𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝙎𝙊𝙊𝙉❗️

Next week the HSA will be releasing previously unseen footage of what can only be described as a sickening and barbaric act of cruelty. It will shine a light on the depravity of hunters and the terror they inflict.

Coming soon...

06/06/2026

𝑪𝒐𝒕𝒔𝒘𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒐𝒅𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝑨𝒕 𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝑭𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒔

In January of this year, the Joint-Master of the Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt, Nathan Goulding, rode his horse at two female sabs from Welsh Border Hunt Sabs.

He was found guilty of assault and battery and sentenced to a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £676 in costs.

Hunting and violence go hand in hand. You only have to read the comment sections sections on our posts highlighting attacks on women by hunters, to see claims such as, "she was asking for it" and "serves her right".

Hunters are deeply disturbed individuals who enjoy seeing others suffer, whether by attacking innocent, defencless animals or by targeting female sabs. We need to end the smokescreen of "trail hunting" and bring hunting to an end for good.

Please complete the government's trail hunting consultation by 18 June - this is our chance to end the violence.

Find out more 👉https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/have-your-say/

06/06/2026

In 2025 a Beaufort Hunt terrier-man attempted to break into a vehicle - trying to force the handle - as it was waiting in a line of traffic caused by the hunt blocking the road. The unidentified masked man, targeted a female in the passenger seat threatening her “𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘧ck 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤nt”. A clear-cut public order offence for which the police took zero action.

If these types of offences were played out in villages, towns or cities, there would be outrage, police representatives would be reassuring the community that they take Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) seriously - but do it on a country lane on a hunting day as a member of the hunt and the police will turn a blind eye and let you attack and assault women with impunity.

Please complete the consultation and tell the government to ban this barbarism and get these thugs of our streets. Consultation here 👉 https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/have-your-say/

06/06/2026

‼️𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗦𝗔 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘̀ 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗔𝗧 𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗡‼️

With just under two weeks remaining before the government consultation closes we will be releasing previously unseen footage of the most barbaric act of cruelty taken place at a hunt. It is horrendous and shocking - and will leave viewers in no doubt to the depraved barbarism of those who partake in blood sports.

Watch this space!

06/06/2026

All set up and waiting to meet you in the Bath Vegan Summer Festival 2026 at the Sound Church, Twerton on Avon

05/06/2026

Together we can end hunting!

On the 18th of June the government consultation into banning 'trail hunting' will close. This consultation is your chance to have your say, be heard and end hunting.

https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/have-your-say

We need the following changes to the Hunting Act for it to be effective.

🔻 Recklessness clause - to ensure that injury or damage to any animal is a breach of the Act.

🔻 Reversal of the burden of proof to ensure participants are responsible for any action taken with hunting hounds.

🔻 Ban of trail hunting for artificial scent, animal-based or otherwise, to prevent trail hunting from being used as smokescreen for actual hunting.

🔻 Removal of all Hunting Exemptions as they have been used to facilitate actual hunting.

🔻 ‘Hunting’ definition to include the Act of ‘searching for a scent or animal’.

🔻 Criminal penalties to be aligned to Animal Welfare Act 2006.

05/06/2026

This week is volunteers' week, and we want to say a massive thank you to each and every saboteur that gives up their valuable time to save lives and expose the truth about blood sports.

The HSA is run by volunteers and has been for over 60 years. We are passionate about protecting wildlife from sadistic hunters and each and every week sabs all over the country head out into often volatile situations, being met with violence and aggression from those who are illegally hunting. But we are a determined and experienced bunch who not only work hard out in the field but also dedicate a lot of time behind the scenes to ensure the safety of our wildlife.

If you would like to support the work we do and become a member of the HSA you can do so at https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/product/join-the-hsa-membership/

Your support helps local sab groups to stay out in the field saving lives.