Meet today’s hunt saboteurs – ‘doctors, teachers, even farmers’ working with police to bring illegal fox hunts to justice

22nd December 2025 Pseudonyms are used throughout this article. The authors’ interviews with hunt saboteurs and police officers were carried out on condition of anonymity. Alison joined her local hunt saboteur group in her late 30s after seeing an anti-fox hunting stall at a local festival. At that time she had “no idea” that fox …

Sabs confront annual foxhunting carnage

27th December 2025 Sabs confront annual foxhunting carnage News, Dec 27th Hunt saboteurs were out in force over the holiday period to monitor and disrupt hunts across the UK ~ punkacademic ~ With a ban on trail hunting looming, sabs reported that hunt organisers were in melancholic mood — though this didn’t prevent the usual carnival of death …

East Yorkshire man sentenced for animal welfare offences including cockfighting

27th December 2025 He pleaded guilty to a number of charges that also included illegal trapping of a deer. An East Yorkshire man has been given a suspended 12-week prison sentence and a 15-year ban on keeping animals after admitting a number of offences including involvement in cockfighting. Oliver Thomas Bates, 27, of Church Drive, …

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