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quick news Foxes killed by Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire hunts Suspected fox kill by Kent hunt Four stags killed by two staghound hunts Fox chases by Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Devon hunts Violence and assaults by Kent, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and...
AAF NewsByte 45

AAF NewsByte 45

QUICK NEWS Foxes killed by Suffolk, Gloucester, and Herefordshire hunts Suspected fox kills by Lincolnshire and Dorset hunts Foxes chased by: Dorset, Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Somerset, Rutland, and Welsh hunts HSA infiltrates Staghunts Suffolk hunt kills hare Deer...
The Cottesmore Hunt Prosecution

The Cottesmore Hunt Prosecution

On 6th Feb 2026, Sam Jones, huntsman for the Cottesmore Hunt, was found not guilty of hunting a wild mammal with dogs. This is despite clear video footage showing hounds in Mr Jones’ control chasing a fox. Would banning trail hunting have prevented the...
AAF Newsbyte 44

AAF Newsbyte 44

QUICK NEWS Foxes killed by Welsh, Somerset, and three Dorset hunts. Hare killed by Suffolk hunt Deer shot by police after mauled by North Yorkshire hunt Pet cat killed by Northern Irish hunt. Blatant fox chases commonplace Somerset Staghunt twice caught exceeding two...

Difficulties of Catching a Hunt in the Act

Hunt saboteurs follow fox hunts in order to collect evidence of illegal hunting. Unlike drag hunts or clean boot hunts (neither of which involve chasing a wild mammal), fox hunts are hostile to observers. The dates, locations and routes of their hunts are not...