The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) today dismissed claims by the Countryside Alliance that hunts will continue to go out in force after the hunt ban comes into effect. Dawn Preston, spokesperson for the HSA, stated ‘What we see here is the Countryside Alliance attempting to beat their chest in light of the failed prosecution of a huntsman in Scotland. They know full well that the law in Scotland is very different from the Hunting Act in England and Wales, and to try and draw comparisons shows how desperate they are to get press for their lost cause.’
She continued ‘Simon Hart, the CA spokesman, has stated that hunt meets
for the 19th February will be ‘widely advertised’ – and that is nothing
but music to our ears as it makes our jobs a lot easier! Hunt saboteurs
up and down the country will be ready, as always, to attend meets and
ensure that no hunting is conducted. We will work with the police to
advise them on hunting procedure. We will be there to record evidence
of illegal hunting with a view to passing this to the police for use in
prosecutions. And we will, as ever, be there to prevent our wildlife
being tortured and killed in the name of ‘sport’. This is something we
have done for the past 40 years, and we are not about to give up now.
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