Support the Bill to Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland (Part 1)

"I’m calling for a complete ban on fox hunting. It’s a cruel & barbarous practice. It’s not sport and it really has no place in a modern society. Your TDs will vote on this on 17 December. Please contact them and tell them to ban fox hunting altogether" - #Actor @PaulineMcLynn1 Many of you might know #PaulineMcLynn, from …

Hunt sabs: Blood, bones and Britain’s hidden class war

6th December 2025 Meeting Simon Russell, the chair of The Hunt Saboteurs Association (hunt sabs) for the first time, was a proper laugh. Simon is a veteran activist and for over 40 years has been on the front lines fighting the UK’s cruel hunting lobby. His fight isn’t just for animal lives, it’s against the law, the …

Too Little Too Late (Part 2): Countryside Alliance Tries To Cut Ties With Teme Valley Hunt

5th December 2025 Two weeks ago, we reported how the Countryside Alliance desperately tried to cut ties with the Coniston Foxhounds after Lake District Hunt Sabs filmed them digging out and killing a fox. Coniston Foxhounds and Teme Valley joint meet – supported by the Countryside Alliance. Up until that moment, the Countryside Alliance was …

A Ban Well Overdue

4th December 2025 Illegal Fox Hunting By The Vale Of Taunton & Banwell Harriers Caught On Film Weeks before the government is set to begin its consultation on so-called ‘trail hunting’, the HSA today releases further devastating footage of illegal fox hunting. Somerset Hunt Saboteurs’ drone caught the Vale of Taunton & Banwell Harriers remorselessly …

Warwickshire Hunt 2025-26: The Season So Far

3rd December 2025 West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs (WMHS) are continuing their campaign against the Warwickshire Hunt and the beginning of this season has shown just what an impact they are having. A representative for WMHS has written about the season so far. At the end of last season, we exposed the Warwickshire Hunt’s whipper in …

Cheshire Forest Hunt directors animal welfare trial delayed

3rd December 2025 THE trial of two directors of the Cheshire Forest Hunt over their alleged failure to protect foxhounds has been put back more than eight months. Liz Gorse, a retired vet, along with fellow director, Teryl Knowles, were due to stand trial on Wednesday, December 3, after two foxhounds were shot and another …

Why I’m going to trial for taking action against the shooting industry

Message from Protect the Wild The countryside should not be the playground of elites. 1st December 2025 In exactly one week I’ll be sitting in a dreary beige courtroom, under the watchful eye of judge and jury, at Southwark Crown Court. It’s been three years since I took part in a protest which exposed the hidden …

Convicted of interfering with badger setts

Message from Lancashire Badger Group 28th November 2025 In June 2025, Lancashire Badger Group reported damage to a badger sett in the Carnforth area. Following an investigation by Lancaster, Morecambe, & Fylde Rural Task Force, on 28th November 2025 Stephen Metcalfe of Barbon was convicted of interfering with badger setts at Lancaster Magistrates Court. He …

Teme Effort: Another Hunt Involved In Coniston Dig-out

30th November 2025 On Friday 28th November, Cumbria Police announced that a further four people have been arrested over the Coniston Foxhounds dig-out, bringing the total number of arrests to sixteen. Teme Valley Hunt enjoy a fox-torturing holiday with their hosts the Coniston Foxhounds. These latest arrests were made in the Powys area of Wales …

Forgive us our trespasses? Hunts continue to cause havoc in communities across the UK

Message from Protect the Wild 30th November 2025 In this late November/Early December hunting update hunts have been busy terrorising schools and local communities across the UK. Tragically, the Beaufort Hunt was caught on camera killing a fox close to the grounds of Gloucestershire’s Westonbirt School, later that week they hunted a fox through a …