Hunting with hounds was supposed to have been banned in England & Wales in February 2005, and in Scotland, several years earlier. However, now the fuss and media attention has died down, most hunts are carrying on as they did before. The police have never known much about hunting other than how to try to protect it, so we never had much faith in them 'changing sides.
Hunts around the country are arrogantly continuing their slaughter in the name of sport, in the hope or knowledge that the people in power don't really care. One of our greatest weapons is now the video camera - enough instances of hunts breaking the law caught on camera and hopefully not even the blinkered politicians will be able to ignore it. MiniDV camcorders cost as little as £250 and can be adapted to take a covert pinhole camera so no-one at the hunt need even know you are filming.
Hunt saboteurs, after holding back to see if the law would work will now seek to take action where it counts - in the killing fields. We are experienced in using non-violent direct action tactics to save the lives of thousands of hunted animals every season. From using hunting horns and voice calls to run off with the hounds at foxhunts, to standing in front of the shooting butts on the grouse moors, to wading through the rivers at minkhunts, wherever animals are being hunted for fun, hunt saboteurs will be there, protecting our wildlife from the "sportsmen" who get their kicks from killing.
The overwhelming majority of the British public recognise bloodsports are cruel and abhorrent and over 80% wanted an immediate ban on bloodsports. They have been duped by the hunters and let down by this government. That's why the animals need people like you - people who care enough to do something positive to save them.
There are local hunt saboteur groups all over the UK, all of which are active at least once a week against the hunts and shoots in their area. Groups need volunteers to work either as activists in the field, saving the hunted animals' lives directly, or to do the vital background work of fundraising, leafleting, etc. without which no group can function. There will be a hunt saboteur group near you and whatever your age, skills or experience, you will be able to make a crucial contribution to saving animals' lives.
This weekend, there will be someone trying to torture and kill innocent wild animals for sport within a few miles of where you live. We're going to be there to stop them...Will you?
We do not provide secure credit card transactions via this site, so the best method of joining the HSA is to either email your details (including name, postal address and subscription rate) to us and we will forward you membership details, or to print out the form and post a cheque (payable to Hunt Saboteurs Association) to:
BM HSA, London, UK. WC1N 3XX
Yearly subscription rates are: £10 Waged £7.50 Unwaged.
