FROM THE MIGHTY HUNT SABS — CAUGHT IN THE ACT — HOUNDS LEAVE DEPOSITS BEHIND — NO ACTION TO CLEAN UP

View this email in your browser Hi, Supporter FOUL PLAY: ONE RULE FOR THE HUNT, ANOTHER FOR THE REST OF US On Saturday 4th October 2025 at Laxton, Nottinghamshire a hunt sab dashcam recorded at least four separate incidents of dog fouling as the hunt left the meet. The pack was the Grove & Rufford Hunt who had managed to field just five riders. The Grove & Rufford Hunt don’t give a crap. The hunt rampaged through the local village with no concern for other road users, with poorly controlled hounds peeling off and entering people’s gardens, only stopping to relieve themselves as they went. The hunt, of course, carried on its merry way unconcerned about the dog mess being left behind. Apart from a violent incident later in the day when a heavy chain was thrown at sabs it was uneventful. On reviewing the dashcam footage sabs reported the four recorded dog fouling incidents to the local council, Newark & Sherwood. After supplying the video, screenshots and a lengthy statement the sabs waited four and a half months only to be told that the complaint would not be actioned: ‘as we cannot say definitively that the dog faeces was not removed within a reasonable time scale.’ Foul behaviour: hunt riders couldn’t care less. Following a complaint on this decision they responded with the same ‘reasoning’. They did not say if they had even questioned the masters of the Grove & Rufford. They did claim they would write to the hunt, telling them to clean up after their hounds next time! It seems that at no point were the hunt contacted to see if they claimed they had picked up the poo. Perhaps the district council expects us to post a hunt sab on each steaming pile and film it for four hours or something. The idea that anyone whose dogs foul four times and then rides off, would return to clean-up is laughable and we doubt if anyone else had been filmed fouling the pavement they wouldn't have been treated in such a lenient manner. Poo on the pavement. Local authorities can issue a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) of up to £100 on the spot for such offences, and we can only assume that his was not done as hunts always seem to be given preferential treatment by councils up and down the country. We look forward to the day that the rural community are not afflicted by the countryside vandals of organised hunting. We ask any local residents to keep an eye out for future incidents and perhaps contact the council asking why the hunt was let off so easily after such damning evidence. Join the Hunt Saboteurs Association! Support our vital work by becoming a member. Join The HSA Spread the word! Please share our news Share via email Facebook icon Instagram icon Twitter icon Logo Copyright (C) 2026 Hunt Saboteurs Association. All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Hunt Saboteurs Association. Our mailing address is: BM HSA, London, WC1N 3XX, U.K. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe