Derby Hunt Saboteurs campaign against all bloodsports and directly intervene to protect wildlife from persecution in the East Midlands and further afield.
We have been informed the Meynell & South Staffordshire Hunt have withdrawn their application for a road closure for their "traditional" meet on New Years Day in Uttoxeter.
A wet but successful day with foxes seen safety and miserable hunt support. Today we joined up with various other groups to sab the Wynnstay Hunt on the last day of the year. Full hit report to follow.
Cheshire Hounds have cancelled their Boxing day meet tomorrow on Tarporley high street in Cheshire. They are citing kennel cough however it is very likely they didn't have a road closure in place. 😉
The Meynell & South Staffordshire Hunt's "traditional" New Years Day Meet on the Uttoxeter High Street has been Cancelled and will now take place on private land.
🥳Today, Derby Hunt Saboteurs is 44 years young! 🎉
The inaugural meeting of Derby Hunt Saboteurs was held in Chris Williamson's house in Shardlow on May 20th 1977.
Due to the pandemic we've been unable to have a Party and share our Birthday cake. How…
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are culling mink
We are also shocked to learn they are working with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust a pro-shooting organisation
Ollie Finnegan failed show up in court again today. The trial went ahead without him and he has been found guilty on both counts. Two charges of hunting a wild mammal with dogs.
Barlow Huntsmen, Danny Carroll at the Hunt Ball. Despite
@ChesterfieldFC
cancelling their booking and another venue refusing to host,
@HallWoodseats
, took a last minute booking.
@huntpubs
Today the Cheshire Forest met at Hare & Hounds Crowton and stopped off at The Forest View Inn. 2
@huntpubs
to avoid in Cheshire. We joined up with other groups to sab to their New Years meet. Full hit report to follow.
Earlier today, the Dove Valley Mink Hounds meet near Sutton-on-the-Hill and were disrupted by locals. Police were called. The hunt packed up when police arrived.
Tip us off in in confidence about any hunts meeting (or due to meet) via our tip-off line 07516225097
Dove Valley Mink Hound's Trailer is SORN'd it is declared off the road and legally shouldn't be driven
On Saturday it drove from their meet at Carington Arms Ashby Folville to their Kennels 23 miles away
However
@leicspolice
chose to harass Sabs rather than those breaking the law
Today we attended
@CompassionDerby
and raised over £240. Thank you to everyone! Throughout the day lots of people showed interest in get involved. We will be holding meeting in the New Year for newbies If you would also like to attend please email join
@derbysabs
.org
Barry Horne died in prison on 5 Nov 2001, while serving an 18 year sentence for arson against companies involved in animal abuse. It is still the longest sentence ever given to an animal rights campaigner but Barry will always be remembered for his three hunger strikes.
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Despite posts yesterday highlighting issues of people still visiting the
#PeakDistrict
despite government guidance, the message is still not getting through.
@DerPolDroneUnit
have been out at beauty spots across the county, and this footage was captured at
#CurbarEdge
last night.
Stanford Hall is where birds are shot out the sky for fun. As with all shooting estates wildlife that is threat to the bird bred for shooting are also persecuted. This is where Vegan Camp Out is been hosted.
PC Claire Ford
@cheshirepolice
who while off duty decided to get herself involved in a civil matter and act as security for the hunt has just been found guilty of illegally passing on sensitive information to a wealthy businessman so he could seek revenge on a victim
#ACAB
We are pleased to announce: a Sab who was arrested for allegedly 'Obstructing a Constable in execution of their Duty' in January this year has had their case dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service, due to there been "no realistic prospect of conviction".
We have received this email reply from Cllr Nick Clarke, who on Wednesday 3rd February, will be proposing a motion to ban trail hunting on Council land.
After the recent leaked webinar, some label the Countryside Alliance as what they really are - "a p…
How can HM Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, Mr Ian Dudson, be a patron of
@StaffsWildlife
when his Deputy, Commander Charles Bagot Jewitt, is hosting an illegal fox hunt on Boxing Day?
The Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt's "traditional" New Years Day Meet on the Uttoxeter High Street will no longer take place. This picture we took back in 2018 showing terriers in boxes on the high street. A hunt following a trail does not need terriers.
Jo Riley, Joint Master of the Barlow Hunt - Yet again posting about her meeting with Angelique Foster. The Hunt apparently called 999 because of a peaceful protest. Imagine been that entitled you call the 999 because a plane flew over your building.
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@HlReports
@MancHuntSabs
We flew a message over the Barlow Hunt's Kennels.
In the recently hunting leak it was revealed that they wanted to fundraising event, 'Challenge Smeekly' to appear separate from the Hunt. We thought we would remind people it wasn't.
#Smokescreen
#TrailHuntLies
A misty early start as we sabbed the Wynnstay. A frustrated hunt were unable kill fox cubs as sabs had them surrounded and kept them moving.
Hit Report
An FOI request has revealed that Derbyshire Constabulary spent £2,298 policing one protest at the Barlow Hunt's Kennels in June this year.
In attendance were:
1 x Superintendent,
3 x Inspectors,
2 x Sergeants,
26 x Constables.
In 2020 the Challenge S…
It is good to see our founding member Chris Williamson MP still fighting for wildlife.
Save our Badgers! Stop the Cull!
This year we've been in the Staffordshire and Cheshire cull zones to try and save...
Our
@PeakRangers
& local police are on the lookout for 4x4 vehicles & off-road motorbikes driving illegally in the
#PeakDistrict
, this includes riding on footpaths, bridleways & causing damage to gates.
If you believe vehicles are being driven illegally, report on police 101.
Finnegan nearly got convicted when he was the whip for the Meynell. However he escaped conviction due to a plea deal. In December last year we caught hunting with Meynell's Hounds on a SSSI at Marbury. A month earlier
@BloodAgainst
got enough evidence to secure a conviction.
Emma Trueman, Practice Manager of Moorland Veterinary Centre, Leek and Murderer of 1611 Badgers has resigned as Director of LV1000 Ltd. the Company Culling in Staffordshire and parts of Cheshire. She has quit all her roles to do with culling
#stopthecull
#badgermonday
#badgers
🦡
Today marks 28 years since Tom Worby was killed by Anthony Ball, the huntsman of the Cambridgeshire Hunt, on his first day sabotaging a hunt. On 3rd Aprll 1993, Worby was crushed to death under the wheels of the hunt's hound van. All these years on, no o…
A long with other sab groups. We sabbed the Barlow that day. We've been informed that a local landowner made a complaint about the hunt to the police. Bit of a bad day for them...
If they were following a trail they don't need to block badger setts
#trailhuntlies
#smokescreen
It was claimed on
@BBCTheOneShow
last night by
@CAupdates
that Hunt terrier men use the metal boxes on their quads to carry tools to mend fences
Here is a photo of the Meynell and South Staffordshire Hunt's toolbox seen on the high street of Uttoxeter at their New Years Day Meet
As most of you will know this years culling of our beautiful badgers is drawing close. Derby Sabs along with many other sab groups from across the country are refusing to turn a blind eye to injustice by keeping a presence of sabs in...
Greta Thunberg and four co-defendants have been found not guilty of breaking the law when they refused to follow police instructions to move on during a climate protest.
Today, we received a tip-off that suggested that High Peak Hunt were sneaking out. Horseboxes and Hound Van spotted at Haddon Hall. This was slightly unusual as the Hunt's season has ended. Traditionally their point-to-point race is the Tuesday after Ea…
Currently on the Derbyshire, Cheshire boarder. Look at how many police resource they can find to pull over Bikers with the wrong size number plate. Imagine if they could use these resources to stop illegal hunting. The police seem happy to ignore legal i…
Jo Riley, Master of the Barlow Hunt, was quoted in the
@horseandhound
saying that the hunt were "having a complete rethink". Then also said "but we won't stop...". Neither will we until they stop illegally hunting. They need another rethink as if they …
A plane towed a banner reading “the Barlow Hunt kills foxes” soared above Dronfield today as activists gathered in protest at an equestrian event they say funds “illegal foxhunting”.
Please join us in congratulating, the Pro-Hunt former Wildlife Officer, PC (2581) Emerson Buckingham, in his new role as Police Liaison Officer by completely ignoring him.
We flew a message over the Barlow Hunt's Kennels.
In the recent hunting leak
@HlReports
it was revealed that the hunt wanted their fundraising event, 'Challenge Smeekly' to appear as a separate entity. We thought we would remind people it wasn't.
#Smokescreen
#TrailHuntLies
#NFT
.
@ChatsworthHouse
hosts the High Peak Harriers and the Barlow Hunt. Now that The Hunting Office, have confirmed that Trail Hunting is a
#Smokescreen
for illegal hunting please contact them and ask them to reconsider.
#TrailLies
#TrailHuntLies
In a time where bagders are being mass persecuted, seeing their little faces always brightens our day. This little one popped their face out for a second! <3
#NationalBadgerDay
#LoveBadgers
#stopthecull
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Whilst sabbing the Barlow Hunt near Crich, Derbyshire on Saturday 5th December one of their supporters took it upon themselves to ram the open drivers door of a sabs van, injuring the sab in the process. The Air Ambulance was scrambled...
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It has been reported that the Meynell & South Staffordshire Hunt rioted through Kirk Langley yesterday, killing one alpaca in a field and injuring a further one.
Kirk Langley is also on the busy A52 and sabs...
An interesting few days as we camped outside the only factory in the UK that produces burgers for McDonald's. In support of the Animal Rebellion Rebels who had blockaded and shut down the site.
We've now headed down to Camp Beagle....
Yesterday the South Notts Hunt meet at Scotland Farm, Ockbrook. The farm is the Head Office of
@CawardenCo
They promote themselves as a "Destruction Specialist" which seem very apt considering that they are allowing those who are intent on destroying our wildlife on their land
Today, former huntsmen for the High Peak Harriers, Philip Watts, was in court, for an incident that happened last November in Hurdlow near Buxton, in which Hunt Saboteurs filmed.
Watts changed his plea to Guilty.
#trailhuntlies
Soon
#Derbyshire
will be able to vote for their Police and Crime Commissioner. The Tory candidate, Angelique Foster, hasn't respond to members of the publics questions about hunting. However, she has had a meeting with the Joint Master of the Barlow Hunt…
Ever wondered why they are still hunting 15 years after the ban and getting away with it? Lord Mancroft, Conservative Peer, Chair of the Masters of Foxhounds Association (MFHA) and former Chair of the Countryside Alliance. has intended to carry on killin…
🦊Massive thank you to all our supporters who have bought items off our wishlist, we will be putting them to good use! We require all these SD cards to film evidence.
Thank you for your continued support. 🐾
The Director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association, Mark Hankinson, is now due in court on 9th March facing a charge relating to the Hunting Office webinars.
Councillors in
#Bolsover
voted today to conduct an urgent county-wide and national debate on the issue of ‘trail’ hunting.
A huge thank you to
@NickClarke1866
for raising the issue and speaking up for residents and
#wildlife
. |
@BolsoverDC
At least 275 draft laws have been vetted by the prince They include a wide range of laws from the ban on foxhunting to changes in inheritance laws. The prince declined to say how often he had asked for changes in proposed bills through the mechanism.