Our investigation of the North Cotswold Hunt during the summer of 2014 led to us filming the North Cotswold Hunts terrier-man, a paid employee of the hunt, feeding foxes in an area that is regularly hunted in order to encourage more foxes to live in that area. This made national news.

North Cotswold Hunt caught feeding foxes in hunting area

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This entire incident was a perfect example of policing directed by landowners and their priorities, not policing in the public interest or justice. They can stage full-scale operations for this, but ask them about illegal hunting, and it’s a different story.

Our Encounter with Northamptonshire Police - the private security for landowners and local hunts

How far will the police go to protect hunters and landowners?

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐭. There are lots of photos of incidences concerning the Warwickshire Hunt on local roads. Yet the Countryside Alliance member and PCC Seccombe for Warwickshire has remained silent throughout. The Warwickshire Hunt is still getting away with it.

During our work on the Atherstone Hunt campaign, we uncovered that one of the hunt’s members, also the huntsman of the North Warwickshire Beagles, was also a serving police officer with Warwickshire Police. Read more here 👇 open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

Hunt Stewards *Warning upsetting footage This is one of the most shocking and depraved incidents we witnessed This is an example of the type of depraved people who follow fox hunting. It happened at the Atherstone Hunt in September 2015 and is typical of the type of behaviour we regualry witnessed

The dead goose - Atherstone Hunt

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Throwback Thursday This expose made local ITV News. This is the full exposé of the Cotesbach Game shooting investigation Pheasants are bred and released on an industrial scale in factory farm conditions. They are then shot and dumped in mass open graves.

Huge amounts of pheasants dumped in mass open grave

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Since our campaign forced Warwickshire Police to publish the contents of the secret protocol, we have been dissecting each part of the Protocol bit by bit and to show what a complete biased and corrupt mess it was. Find out more 👇 westmidlandshuntsaboteurs.substack.com/p/full-break...?

Hunt stewards - misogyny This video from 2015 was from our second year into our campaign against the Atherstone Hunt. The hunting world realised the Atherstone Hunt were in serious trouble as a result of our campaign, so put together a team of hunt stewards from across the country

Atherstone Hunt | Hunt Stewards | 03 10 15

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞- 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 Warwickshire PCC Seccombe office keeps sharing online the victim code, which states👇 ⚖️To have the details of the crime recorded without a justified delay ⚖️To be provided with information when reporting the crime. open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🤔 A complaint was submitted to the IOPC regarding Warwickshire Polices response. To find out more about this incident, please read our substack article, and don't forget to subscribe ☺️

Warwickshire Police refused to investigate offence by Warwickshire Hunt member

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Over the years, we've encountered numerous hunt 'stewards'. Their role was to try and imobilise, bully, and intimate us. Over the next few weeks, we will re share incidences spanning some years and take a look at the extreme lengths hunts go to to 'protect' their bloodsport.

The protection afforded to The Warwickshire Hunt by PCC Seccombe and Warwickshire Police has been blown wide open by our campaigning, including coverage by Channel 4 news and parliament Read more here, and don't forget to subscribe ☺️ substack.com/@westmidland... 📸 PCC Seccombe

𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧- 𝐧𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 Episode 4 of the West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs mini-documentary series Hunt Sab Diaries focuses on the Atherstone campaign and the resulting police repression faced by the activists Hunt Diaries filmed over 6 years ago,but it is still relevant today

Hunt Sab Diaries - Episode 4 - The Atherstone campaign and resulting police repression

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Former Warwickshire huntsman William Goffe has been charged with Common Assault. The trial is set for 17th December at Coventry Magistrates.⚖️ Read more here and don't forget to subscribe to our substack 👇 open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

Former Warwickshire huntsman William Goffe has been charged with Common Assault. The trial is set for 17th December at Coventry Magistrates. Read more here and don't forget to subscribe to our substack: open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

𝐈𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 👇

We recently wrote a response to an article by MP Sarah Bool where she argued against the Government's ban on “trail hunting”. Her arguments were nothing original and just a rehashing of what the hunting community has been arguing since the original Hunting Act. open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

🦊West Midland Hunt Sab Diaries - Fox rescue from hounds. This is the third episode in our mini series. In this episode, one of our sabs talks about when she had to pick up and save a fox from the jaws of a pack of hounds. 🎥 Hunt Diaries filmed over 6 years ago, but it is still relevant today.

Hunt Sab Diaries - Episode 3 - Fox Rescued from Hounds

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𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐏 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐥 MP Sarah Bool recently wrote an article for the Banbury Guardian attempting to make the case against the Governments proposals to ban "trail hunting" We couldn't let this pass without putting the record straight on the realities of hunting

West Midland Hunt Sab Diaries - Fox Kills In this episode, members of our group recollect the grim realities of witnessing fox kills. Filmed over 6 years ago, but still relevant today. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel 😊

Hunt Sab Diaries - Episode 2 - Fox Kills

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Sab Diaries 🦊 Filmed over 6 years old but still worth a watch. Interviews with members of this group, ranging from discussing the Atherstone Hunt campaign, police corruption to general hunt sabotage. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel 😊

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By forming a cricket club, the Warwickshire Hunt are clearly attempting to normalize their cruel activities. Read more here, and don't forget to subscribe to our substack page 🦊 open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

🚨𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗬 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗬 🚨 The OCG Warwickshire Hunt have formed their own cricket team. They had their debut match at Banbury Cricket Club There is never any excuse to legitimise cruelty. You can politely contact Banbury Cricket Club via website 👇 banburycricketclub.co.uk

Today, some of us stood in solidarity with Warwickshire Pride to the protest Reform UK’s bigoted far right views and policies towards the LGBTQ+ community. open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

Solidarity is standing alongside others in pursuit of shared goals, even when the issue does not directly affect us. It is based on the understanding that injustice in one area is connected to injustice in others, an injury to one is an injury to all Read more here open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁 Yesterday we stood with over 500 other anti-fascists in Victoria Square to oppose Paul Golding's Britain First, who were greatly outnumbered Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/westmidl...

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁- 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. More to follow.

The public consultation closes on Thursday, June 18th. ​This is our chance to demand a full loophole-free ban. ​ 👉 Fill out the consultation before June 18th Hunt Saboteurs Association guide: www.huntsabs.org.uk/ha-campaign/...

There is a real danger drag hunting will be used as a replacement smokescreen if the government ban isn't strong enough. Not only has the CA indicated this is what they'll do, organisation's lobbying on behalf of the hunting community want the MDBA "grandfathered" creating self regulation

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Evil fox hunters are being welcomed into drag hunts and more widely the Master of Draghounds and Bloodhounds Association (MDBA) to beat the ban on so-called “trail” hunting - the MDBA is in their sights if the governments’ ban isn’t strong enough. Read more 👉 www.huntsabs.org.uk/from-trail-h...

𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 / 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 YOUR SUPPORT helped us sab over 100 hunt meets this last season. Watch here: youtu.be/8S0uNL40hmY

West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs 2005 2026 Season Review

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