29th May 2026 Spring has sprung and Summer is getting underway. Many animals have spent months breeding, and many of their young will be starting to wander further from their home. Out in the countryside, HSA supporters are beginning to stumble across signs of wildlife persecution on shooting estates. Season of persecution This is the …
New guidelines for those found guilty of hare coursing
29th May 2026 The UK's Sentencing Council introduced comprehensive sentencing guidelines for hare coursing and related poaching offences. They take effect in England and Wales from 1st June 2026. Courts are directed to hand down tougher, more consistent penalties, which include up to 6 months in prison and unlimited fines. The guidelines cover four specific …
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APPEAL FOR INFORMATION
25th May 2026 As mink & otter hunts take to the water, Hunt Sabs are appealing to you – our eyes and ears in the countryside – for information. The summer bloodsport season is well underway, with these hunts taking to the nation’s waterways from April to October to target mink and otter. Sabs stop …
A fox is running in Makerfield by-election to challenge Hunting Act loopholes
22nd May 2026 A brave animal advocate has announced he will throw his hat into the ring for the upcoming Makerfield by-election. But there’s a catch. He’s going to be running dressed as a giant fox. Robert Pownall aims to directly defy Labour and its failure to strengthen the Hunting Act. This stunt is a direct …
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𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗯
Message from South Wessex Hunt Sabs's 20th May 2026 On 25th October 2025 Peter Brooks, a Blackmore and Sparkford Vale Hunt supporter, carried out a totally unprovoked attack on one of our female Sabs, causing her a neck injury that required hospital treatment. He pleaded guilty at Yeovil Magistrates on 19th May 2026 and was …
Yet another huntsman charged
Message from Mendip Hunt Sabs 18th May 2026 Watch the short video here - http://www.facebook.com/reel/1649892389568709 𝑩𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 & 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒐𝒈𝒔 (𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒄𝒕) In October 2025, our sabs captured footage of the BSV illegally hunting a fox near Hornblotton, Somerset. Today, Whipper-in Ben Summersgill …
𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗙𝗙 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝟰 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚
18th May 2026 Message from Northants Hunt Saboteurs Huntsman Sam Jones and Whipper in Max Logan have both been charged with four counts of illegal hunting after evidence gathered by our sabs of four separate incidents between November and December 2025 was provided to the Leicestershire Rural Crime Team. Sam Jones has now left the …
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Men from Devon and Cornwall accused of sending dog into badgers’ tunnel home
18th May 2026 It's among a raft of charges related to intentionally damaging the creatures' sett Two men from Devon and Cornwall have been charged with interfering with badger setts. Thomas Bounsall, 31, of Hessary View, Princetown on Dartmoor, and Jake Crabb, 29, of Penpont View, Altarnun near Launceston, each face three charges from the …
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I need 10 fox-friendly people in Makerfield…
Message from Protect The Wild 18th May 2026 Hi everyone, I have a slightly unusual request. As some of you may remember, during the Scottish elections I stood dressed as a giant gannet bird to raise awareness about the brutal Guga hunt. Well… I may be about to do something similar again. The government’s public …
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The Long Fight for Badgers
18th May 2026 A family of badgers snuffle the ground, rooting out grubs for their supper. Alerted by a strange scent, they turn around to see silhouetted against the moonlit sky two human figures standing there. One is carrying a gun. They don’t understand what this means but know there is danger close by. Before …