With only a few days to go until the Government’s consultation on banning so-called ‘trail hunting’ closes (link in comments), hunters are doing a great job of showing the public the truth behind their smokescreen - this time the damning evidence coming from a private school’s illegal hare hunt. Beagle packs are still brazenly and proudly hunting and killing hares, despite it being banned for over 20 years. Equally as disgusting is that students are being indoctrinated into this world of organised crime. There has long been safeguarding concerns around exposing children to animal cruelty, but these establishments are openly facilitating and organising it. Read the full article 👉 huntsabs.org.uk/killing-on-t…

Albrighton Hunt staff Paul Larby and Phillipa Ward were in court today on assault charges against one of our monitors - she pleaded guilty, he was found guilty of Common Assault @ProtectTheWild_ #convictedcriminal #huntviolence

‼️𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗞𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘‼️ Phillip Kennedy, 48, kennel huntsman of the Stowe Beagles - the hunt of the prestigious Buckinghamshire private school of the same name - pleaded guilty to the illegal hunting of a wild mammal with dogs contrary to the Hunting Act 2005 at Northampton Magistrates Court on Thursday 4th June. Horrifyingly - many of the participants are believed to be school children, and Kennedy is seen congratulating the students on the kill! Read more and view the video 👉 huntsabs.org.uk/sick-private…

This is what we’re up against: organised wildlife crime taking place within the school system! This has been going on for years. Will @UKLabour stop this? 🤷‍♀️ itv.com/news/anglia/2026-06-…

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If those coursing hares with packs of scent hounds (beagles and bassets) were treated the same way as those who course with sight hounds (lurchers, greyhounds, Salukis) the former would stop hunting overnight. Both practices are completely illegal 🤔

New sentencing guidelines for hare coursing were introduced on 1 June. The most serious hare coursing offences now carry a custodial starting point of 18 weeks. But they fail to properly tackle a bloodsport that sees hares relentlessly chased and killed by dogs.

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. huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/… 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.

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During the 2020 webinar by the (then) Hunting Office, (now the BHSA), Richard Tyacke advised Beagle packs to pack up and go home if sabs were present. Because these packs operate on a much smaller scale than fox hunts, they are more vulnerable to prosecution. Back in February, just before the 21st anniversary of the Hunting Act, Philip Saunders, huntsman of the Pipewell Foot Beagles, was found guilty of illegally hunting. The case arose due to a courageous wildlife photographer witnessing the Beagles hunting and killing a hare at Boughton Estates, owned by the Duke of Buccleuch. There is no smokescreen for beagle packs, hence why they are told to pack up and go home should sabs arrive. There is less than four weeks to complete the government consultation into banning hunting. This is your chance to have your say, speak up for wildlife and be a part of the change. huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/…

The Hunt Saboteurs Association have been sabbing hunts for over 60 years. Our affiliated groups all over the country have extensive experience and knowledge of hunting; saving lives and exposing cruelty. This has only been possible with your continued support. By becoming a member of the HSA, you will be directly supporting saboteur groups, keeping them in the field, with the equipment they need. You will also receive a free subscription to our magazine 'HOWL' which contains exclusive group news and articles. Find out more by following the link in the comments 👇

On the 14th of May, after a 12-week consultation, the Sentencing Council published a new guideline for sentencing hare coursing offences. It includes "𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 — 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘵 18 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦." A member of the sentencing council described hare coursing as causing real harm "𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦." The exact same thing could be applied to hare hunting, and any other form of hunting with hounds. So, whether it’s hare hunting or hare coursing the aim and outcome is the same, and both are illegal under the Hunting Act 2004. Both involve people taking dogs out into the countryside with the aim of chasing and killing hares and both cause distress to local communities. A link to our article "Hare coursing and hare hunting, different names, same aim" can be found in the comments. There is now less than 5 weeks left to complete the consultation into banning "trail hunting." We need stiffer sentences and enforcement of the law, as well as an eradication of loopholes and exemptions. Have your say huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/…

New Hare coursing sentencing guideline We note that Trespass in the daytime in search of game, Trespass with intent to search for hares with dogs and being equipped for searching or pursuing hares with dogs could and should be used against hare hunts. sentencingcouncil.org.uk/gui…

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄! On Saturday hundreds of people turned out to send a very clear message to the government, there is no place for hunting! We are sick and tired of our wildlife being terrorised and killed and the time for change is now. Megan McCubbin was one of the speakers at the rally and she spoke about an incident when she was out with a hunt saboteur group. The hunt had killed a fox the week before and when a member of the hunt was asked if he'd had to wash his red coat after bundling the body into it, he replied by smirking and saying, "I had to jet wash it." This cruelty must be consigned to the history books, and you can make it happen by completing the government's consultation. Read the HSA's consultation guidelines 👉 huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/…

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"𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.” yorkshirebylines.co.uk/regio…

The intelligence of an animal has no effect on its capacity to feel pain or emotion. Like humans, we know animals experience pain, excitement and suffering.

Please take action and fill out the Govt consultation on hunting: protectthewild.org.uk/huntin…