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 …
The HSA relies solely on volunteers
Hunt saboteurs who, week in and week out, give up their time to the fight against bloodsports. We have over 60 affiliated groups nationwide, comprised of dedicated individuals who are passionate about saving lives and exposing the barbaric and cruel world of hunting. These individuals make up local groups who work tirelessly in their campaigns. …
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Guga hunt tradition returns after licence granted 16th July 2025 A team of hunters will go to the small island of Sula Sgeir to kill young gannets A licence for Scotland's last surviving hunt of young seabirds has been granted for the first time since 2021. For centuries, thousands of gannets were killed for their …
Hunt Saboteurs Association: Designed by Activists for Activists!
13th May 2025 Back in 1963, the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) was created by people who saw the need for an organisation using direct action to combat the evils of hunting. The HSA quickly grew around the country and as the years passed the organisation became more formal with a constitution and committee. In the …
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Documentary : Brian May- The Badgers, the Farmers, and Me.
13th August 2024 PRESS RELEASE TO SHARE : Documentary : Brian May- The Badgers, the Farmers, and Me. To Air BBC Two and BBC Two Wales, 9.00pm on Friday 23 August. Brian May: The Badgers, the Farmers and Me, is an authored, first person piece by the Queen guitarist and wildlife activist. Broadcast on BBC …
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A Hunt Sab : My Saturday
16th February 2024 Inspired by Gregg Wallace’s recent article, a Hunt Sab talks us through their typical Saturday. 7.00am I wake up, get a coffee and breakfast and check messages relating to the day’s sabbing plans. I charged my equipment the night before: camcorder, radio, phone, body camera, so I pack it all away in a …
Outfoxed: have the hunt saboteurs wiped out hunting?
3rd September 2024 Over 60 years ago the first punches were thrown in what became a bitter guerilla campaign in the British countryside. Hunting was supposedly banned in 2004 but carried on regardless — now the hunt saboteurs are finally winning, writes JOHN LILBURNE. Hunt saboteurs, or ‘sabs,’ have now done battle in the countryside …
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Labour promises to end badger cull in England
Exclusive: Shadow farming minister says party would eradicate bovine TB using a range of other measures 17th October 2023 Labour has vowed to end the badger cull in England if elected, the Guardian can reveal. Badgers are being culled to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) because it spreads to cattle and can eliminate entire herds, causing …
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Message from North Wales Hunt Sabs
As the season is approaching as well as the badger cull we are raising funds towards fuel costs to purchase new cameras, car cams body cams, other vital equipment and a drone if you think you could help click on the link every penny counts much love NWHS. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-the-sabbing-season https://www.facebook.com/Nwalessabs/
Outcry prompts U-turn over killing wild birds to protect game birds in England
Government backs down from guidance that would have allowed birds such a crows to be shot 11th March 2022 The government has U-turned on guidance to shooters that reclassified pheasants as livestock, meaning that wild birds such as crows could be shot to protect them in certain circumstances, after a furious reaction from the public. …
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