Hunt member spared prison after sexually assaulting child
On 25 September, Devon County Hunt Saboteurs reported that a hunt member has been convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager, as well as sending sexual messages to a person who was pretending to be a child. The sabs wrote: “Andrew Webber, who owns Bartridge Farm in Umberleigh, regularly hosts and supports the Torrington Farmers Hunt […]
Sabs film criminal terriermen digging fox out of badger sett
A video, exposing the Axe Vale Harriers, was filmed by Devon County Hunt Saboteurs and Mendip Hunt Saboteurs on 13 March 2024. It shows terriermen digging out a badger sett to get to a fox, who has hidden underground from the hunt.
Two hunting hounds killed on busy road
2023 came to a close with more animals suffering needless deaths when two hunting hounds were killed on the A30 in Devon. On 30 December, hunt saboteurs reported that the dogs, suspected to belong to the Mid Devon Hunt, had been killed after being hit by cars. One was still alive and in critical condition […]
Hunt saboteurs ‘seriously assaulted’ while monitoring a deer hunt
Hunt saboteurs in the southwest have said that hunt followers “seriously assaulted” two members during a deer hunt. The attack hospitalised one sab and smashed up a vehicle. The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) said on 22 August that two sabs were assaulted while following the Devon and Somerset Staghounds. One was a member of Devon […]
Bodycam video shows the moment a quad bike hits a hunt saboteur on Boxing Day
Hunt saboteurs say one of their members was hit by a quad bike on Boxing Day. It happened during a meet of the Eggesford Hunt. And the incident left him needing x-rays. Devon County Hunt Saboteurs (DCHS) said on 26 December that “tempers began to flare” during the Eggesford Hunt’s Boxing Day meet. This annual […]
