PROTECT THE WILD — IS HOLDING A PLACARD AN ARRESTABLE OFFENCE/ NO IT ISNT. SHOWS THE POWER OF A FEW

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Arrested for holding a placard: An interview with Saule and Jack from Camp Beagle TOM ANDERSON MAR 18 ∙ GUEST POST READ IN APP On 24 February, animal defenders Saule and Jack were arrested at Camp Beagle, a protest camp against the MBR Acres beagle breeding facility in Huntingdon. They weren’t charged, but were given police bail conditions not to return to the protests. MBR - or MarshallBioResources - supplies 2000 beagles a year to the animal testing industry, including to Labcorp (formerly known as Huntingdon Life Sciences). The company is licensed to harvest blood and body parts from the dogs for sale. Protect the Wild and Lawyers for Animals caught up with Saule and Jack to speak to them about their arrest. Jack at the protest outside MBR Acres on 4 February. Judicial review On 4 February, the House of Lords rubber-stamped an amendment to the Public Order Act 2023 that classified animal testing sites like MBR Acres as ‘Key National Infrastructure’, paving the way for the criminalisation of protest. The fateful vote in the Lords came despite the best efforts of campaigners from Camp Beagle, Animal Aid, Naturewatch Foundation, Protect the Wild, and others. The definition of animal testing sites as ‘Key National Infrastructure’ followed several meetings between government ministers and corporate executives in the ‘Life Sciences’ industry, including representatives of MBR Acres. Lawyers for Animals, alongside co-claimant Maria Iriart from Camp Beagle, have brought a judicial review against the decision. The claim argues that extending these powers to cover animal testing goes beyond what parliament intended when it passed the 2023 Public Order Act. The arrest of Jack and Saule less than three weeks after the expansion of Public Order powers shows that this government, like governments before them, are bowing to pressure from the animal testing industry to restrict public protests. The repression at Camp Beagle comes despite Labour promising in its December 2025 Animal Welfare Strategy that it would phase out animal testing. Campaigners at Camp Beagle have pointed out that, between October and December 2025, the government “granted 111 licences authorising the use of 1,542,870 animals, including three licences to test on 5,450 beagles”. It seems like Labour’s actions aren’t in line with its supposed strategy. Saule and Jack at the protest outside MBR Acres. The MBR beagles deserve “loving homes” Saule and Jack are both long term protesters against MBR Acres (MBR). We asked them what it is that inspires them to keep going. Jack told us: “we want to see it shut down. We want to see the beagles freed and in loving homes like they deserve. They don’t deserve to be in cages skidding around in their own faeces and urine. 510 dogs to a cage, no enrichment, no walks, no treats. It’s just a disgusting place, and it needs to be shut down”. The dogs held at MBR are kept in dire conditions, left unattended for as long as 23 hours a day and never taken out into the fresh air. Talking about the conditions for the dogs that he had seen in undercover footage taken inside MBR, Jack said: “They’re just desperate for any attention like any dog would be. You know what I mean? They’re just trapped in cages with no enrichment. It’s clear that those dogs just, just don’t want to be there. They want to get out. They want to be free.” Saule said that she had seen the undercover footage from inside MBR as well. She said that the dogs are kept in “rows and rows of concrete pens. Faeces everywhere, hundreds of dogs, and the noise is just deafening. It’s so loud and they’re all just jumping at the cages. It’s really horrible.” ‘An embarrassment for Cambridgeshire Police’ Jack and Saule were protesting at the gates of MBR Acres on 24 February, as they had done many times before, holding up placards as the workers drove into the facility. The site security called the police, as they often do. When officers arrived they did nothing to stop the demonstrators, indicating that they didn’t see any evidence that the protest was unlawful. Several other campaigners joined the protest too. Police stand by as Jack protests a car entering MBR Acres. Officers did not give a warning to protesters on 24 February. Later that day, police entered Camp Beagle saying that they had been told “to make some arrest attempts”. Saule was arrested close to the camp, and Jack was taken from his van. Officers seemed unsure what the arrests were for, warning Saule that she was being arrested for breaching Section 17 of the Public Order Act, which relates to the treatment of journalists by police officers. Presumably this was a mistake as she isn’t a journalist and didn’t even have a camera at the demonstration. In fact, Section 17 governs police actions and doesn’t even contain a power of arrest. Jack was arrested on suspicion of Obstruction of the Highway, coupled with allegedly Interfering with Key National Infrastructure. Police arrest Saule for the wrong offence (presumably). Jack described the shambolic policing: “They’d clearly not briefed these officers who turned up. They’ve obviously just been told to go there. They’ve not been briefed on what they’re actually arresting us for. They’ve just said, arrest them for this. And they couldn’t even get that right, you know, they couldn’t even get the section right for Saule. I mean it was like it was their first day of policing. It was really very embarrassing for Cambridgeshire Police.” When Jack got into the back of the police van, he noticed that it was stained with blood. Saule described her feelings on being handcuffed and put in the back of the van: “I was just so angry, you know, that I was the one being criminalised. And there’s people going in to MBR Acres and bleeding these dogs.” Things didn’t improve when the two campaigners got to the police station. The cops were ‘pally’ (aka fishing for information), but pretty clueless about what the pair had been arrested for. It seemed like the officers on the ground had received orders ‘from on high’. According to Jack: “They made a bit of small talk, had a bit of a banter. I think they were just maybe following orders, just doing the job. But, you know, where have we heard that before? I think it leads to very dangerous outcomes when you’re just blindly following orders and not questioning why you’re actually doing this to people like us.” Saule and Jack were interviewed by a Police Constable, not a Detective. He watched the CCTV footage of the protest for the first time during the interview itself. After turning off the tapes he reportedly admitted: “I’m not actually sure what they’ve arrested you for there. I can’t see a point there where you’ve actually done anything wrong.” Animal testing sites aren’t ‘Key National Infrastructure’ This whole debacle occurred because the government amended the Public Order Act to classify animal testing sites as ‘Key National Infrastructure’. We asked Saule and Jack what they thought of the proposition that MBR Acres was key infrastructure. Saule replied: “It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. They labeled it as Key National Infrastructure on the basis of pandemic preparedness, but then what actually increases the risk of a pandemic happening is things like factory farming and the wildlife trade. And who’s funding that? The government.” Jack argued that ‘Key National Infrastructure’ should refer to “motorways, airports, things that are essential for the running of the country“, whereas “Life Sciences, animal testing. If that didn’t exist, the country wouldn’t grind to a halt, the economy wouldn’t collapse. It doesn’t seem like it’s an essential thing in any sort of way“. Meanwhile, a victory for direct action When we carried out our interview with Jack and Saule, news had just come in that five of the people who carried out a daring rescue of 18 beagles from MBR Acres in December 2022 had been found not guilty of burglary by a jury at Peterborough Crown Court. The verdict marked the last of four trials resulting from the 2022 action, and the second acquittal for beagle rescuers at MBR. Other defendants have sadly been found guilty and, in some cases, given suspended prison sentences of up to 18 months. Saule said that the verdicts show that: “the public is on our side. I think also the comments on the videos of our arrests were really supportive too, the general consensus is that this is wrong. This shouldn’t be happening. There’s a lot of support and we just have to focus on that. The answer isn’t to give up. If anything its to keep going, keep fighting.” An image from Animal Rising’s rescue operation on 30 December 2022 Saule and Jack were arrested while other people on the protest weren’t. They told us that they felt they could have been targeted because they are active at the protests and in spreading news of the campaign on social media, which may have resulted in MBR security pressuring the police for their arrest. On a wider level, Jack said that he thought Cambridgeshire Police must be under a lot of pressure from MBR and now also the government to make use of the new Public Order powers. Jack told us that, despite the arrests, repression wouldn’t stop them from continuing campaigning. He said: “The police have tried to crush this movement a number of times in the past. If you look at the [Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, or] SHAC campaign, for example. But no amount of legislation or police repression will stop this movement. We’re rooted in compassion and empathy for all sentient life, we’re not motivated by money. These corporations, are just motivated purely by greed and money, but we have something so much more. We’ll never give up. We’ll never stop fighting for the animals, ever.” Animal testing: an industry protected by state repression The moves to criminalise protest outside MBR Acres and other animal testing facilities is part of a long history of state repression aimed at shielding the animal testing industry from public dissent. The SHAC Campaign was a militant direct action campaign set up in 1999 aimed at closing down Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS - which was taken over by Labcorp in 2015), one of the world’s largest animal testing facilities and one of MBR’s customers. After a long campaign by SHAC nearly brought HLS to its knees, the UK government stepped in and facilitated the bailout of the company by the Bank of England. Repression against the movement was intense, with police following a strategy of “leadership decapitation” against the SHAC campaign. Thirteen people were eventually sentenced to almost 70 years in prison between them for conspiracy to blackmail HLS, in one of the biggest political crackdowns in recent UK history. Associated campaigns were also targeted with new legislation introduced by Tony Blair’s Labour government. These included people organising against Sequani, another company involved in animal testing. Sean Kirtley of the Sequani 6 was convicted and imprisoned in 2008 for ‘Conspiracy to interfere with the contractual relations of an animal research facility’ under section 145 of Labour’s Serious Organised Crime and Police Act’ (SOCPA 145). Kirtley, whose alleged conspiracy was the organisation of a protest campaign, later successfully appealed his conviction. To read more about the repression of the SHAC campaign check out this report from 2014 by research group Corporate Watch. Civil injunctions have also been a way for companies involved in animal testing to restrict protests outside their premises. Private companies are technically responsible for obtaining injunctions in the civil courts. However, in reality, police forces often provide information about campaigners to corporate lawyers to back up injunction claims. Injunctions have been used for decades to protect cruel testing by the likes of HLS (now Labcorp), Oxford University and many more. Many historic injunctions have restricted activities by ‘persons unknown‘, effectively binding any member of the public who protests outside the facilities. MBR Acres applied for an injunction after Camp Beagle was established in 2021. However, John Curtin of Camp Beagle fought against their case in the High Court and was successful in stripping away the most repressive aspects of the planned injunction. The court imposed a restriction on obstruction and trespass by named people, instead of the much wider order sought by MBR. The battle for freedom to protest continues outside the gates of MBR. Campaigners have recently released videos of private security guards attempting to ‘serve’ the injunction on protesters outside the gates of the facility. Literally throwing the documents in people’s faces. Stand with Camp Beagle According to Protect the Wild’s Rob Pownall: “It is deeply concerning that two peaceful activists were arrested simply for holding a sign. If even the police appear unsure what offence has been committed, it raises serious questions about how these new protest powers are being used. Peaceful protest is a fundamental democratic right, and laws that create confusion or arbitrary enforcement risk undermining that right.” At Protect the Wild, we stand with Camp Beagle in saying that the Labour government’s moves to restrict protest against the ‘Life Sciences’ industry on the one hand and promises to phase out animal testing on the other make no sense. Watch this space for news about Lawyers For Animals and Camp Beagle’s judicial review of the classification of animal testing sites as ‘Key National Infrastructure’. Sign Camp Beagle’s petition to ‘End testing on dogs and other animals for the development of products for human use’. Visit the camp. Check out some of the whistleblower footage from inside MBR Acres. Read about Animal Rising’s ‘Free the MBR Beagles’ campaign. Thanks to Saule, Jack, Camp Beagle and Animal Rising for the pictures used in this piece. A guest post by Tom Anderson Journalist for Protect the Wild Subscribe to Tom SHARE LIKE COMMENT RESTACK © 2026 Protect the Wild Protect the Wild, 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden, London, W2CH 9JQ Unsubscribe Start writing

FROM PROTECT THE WILD — GORDON RAMSEY COOKS A DELICACY THAT WAS A GANNET CHICK — REPULSIVE OR WHAT

Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Gordon Ramsay cooked baby seabirds into a ‘delicacy’ and the footage is hard to stomach. What he discovered wasn’t cuisine - it was pure cruelty. DEVON DOCHERTY MAR 17 READ IN APP Footage has emerged showing celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay travelling to a remote Scottish island in search of a “rare” “delicacy”. But what he uncovered wasn’t cuisine - it was pure cruelty. In the four minute long clip, filmed as part of an episode of his series The F Word, Ramsay sets out for the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland to cook and eat young seabird chicks. The birds are killed during the Guga hunt, the UK’s last legal seabird hunt, where hundreds or thousands of Gannet chicks (known locally as Guga) are slaughtered every year as part of a cultural tradition. Yanked from their nests with a pole, the chicks - who are still too young to fly - are completely defenceless and unable to escape. They are killed by being beaten over the head with a rod. They are plucked, scorched and dismembered in full view of other birds, including their parents. This is the so-called “delicacy” Ramsay travelled hundreds of miles to partake in. Sign the petition A dying tradition Gordon carries himself with a familiar sense of entitlement throughout - making light of the process and quipping that this may be his “last chance” to eat Guga before the practice is ended. He calls the Gannets “notoriously greedy” - an interesting choice of words from someone pursuing one across land and sea for the sake of a novel culinary experience. But his comments betray a deeper truth; that the hunt’s days are numbered. The Guga hunt is only legal due to a narrow exemption in the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), allowing Gannets to be taken from the island of Sula Sgeir under licence from NatureScot - Scotland’s public Nature Agency. The licence is discretionary, and every year NatureScot actively signs off on the death of these innocent chicks for the sake of maintaining a cultural tradition. There is currently a petition to stop this year’s licence going ahead, and it’s close to reaching 40,000 signatures. Tell NatureScot: Stop the Guga hunt Gordon’s reaction also reveals something else: Guga isn’t needed. This isn’t about food security or survival. It is, quite simply, a delicacy. The Guga hunt is a practice once rooted in subsistence, but it is now continued for tradition’s sake alone. And as if to make matters worse, he finds the whole ordeal repulsive. Gordon recoils at the sight and smell of the chicks’ carcasses, treating it as some kind of challenge. It feels pointless, trivial, and deeply disrespectful - a total and utter waste of life. It only goes to show how unnecessary this hunt truly is, and how little respect there is for these incredible birds. A species at risk - and still being killed Scotland holds nearly half of the world’s Northern Gannet population, making it one of the most important countries on Earth for the survival of this species. But they are now under extreme threats from climate change, bird flu, and other human disturbances. Gannets are built for life at sea - not for slaughter. We should not be making a spectacle of their killing. We should be protecting them. Killing wildlife for a delicacy is unacceptable. Gannets shouldn’t be on the menu. Sign the petition Support us to help end the Guga hunt. Protect the Wild have been relentlessly campaigning to bring a permanent end to the Guga hunt. Over the last few months, we’ve helped bring this shady practice out of the shadows and into the spotlight. We've released hard-hitting animations, reaching millions, with more on the way. We’ve secured national media coverage, met with MSPs and other key decision-makers, and helped drive a surge in public awareness and opposition to the hunt. Support us We’ve commissioned polling that shows 69% of Scots with a view want the law changed to end the hunt, while 72% do not believe the hunt holds cultural importance. We’ve hired a full-time Scottish campaigner to drive this work forward on the ground, and supported wildlife photographer Rachel Bigsby’s government petition - now surpassing 100,000 signatures, making it the fourth most signed petition in Scottish history and the largest animal welfare petition Scotland has ever seen. At the same time, we’ve put sustained pressure on NatureScot not to grant this year’s licence - forcing this issue onto the desks of those with the power to bring it to an end. This is only the beginning, and we will not stop until the UK’s last seabird hunt is finally history. But we can't do that without your support. 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WILD JUSTICE WIN IN COURT —DARTMOOR COMMONS HAVE BEEN MISMANAGED BY OVERGRAZING

Good morning! …and good news! Today we can finally bring you an update on our Dartmoor case – we won! Wild Justice wins High Court ruling that Dartmoor commons have been mismanaged We're pleased to tell you that the High Court has ruled in our favour on our legal challenge about overgrazing on Dartmoor, in which we argued that ecologically valuable (and protected) areas of the National Park were being failed by the body responsible for looking after them. In July 2025 we attended the High Court in London, where our lawyers argued that the Dartmoor Commoners' Council (DCC) had failed in its statutory duty to properly manage grazing on Dartmoor commons. This morning the presiding judge, The Honourable Mr Justice Mould, has ruled that DCC has failed to carry out quantitative and qualitative assessment of stocking levels that the law requires. We had additional grounds, which the court rejected, but we only needed one of our grounds to succeed in order for us to win our case. We brought this challenge because the evidence has long pointed to overgrazing as a significant driver of ecological decline on Dartmoor. A government-commissioned review in 2023 found the commons to be "not in a good state", with many Sites of Special Scientific Interest in unfavourable condition. Despite this, DCC had taken no meaningful steps to assess or control livestock numbers, and the commons have continued to be nibbled and gnawed to the detriment of their precious habitats and species. Dartmoor commons cover more than two-thirds of Dartmoor National Park — around 36,000 hectares of open land. Under the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985, the DCC has both the authority to grant grazing rights to local landowners and a legal responsibility to protect the conservation of that land. Our case centred on the fact that DCC had not been fulfilling the second part of that obligation. This ruling doesn't fix Dartmoor overnight, but it does establish clearly that DCC must now do the work it should have been doing all along. That means undertaking qualitative and quantitative assessments of how many livestock the commons can sustainably support, and taking action when overgrazing becomes evident. We'll be keeping a close eye on how DCC responds and what steps it takes from here. Dartmoor is a remarkable landscape and it deserves to be managed in a way that gives nature a real chance to recover and thrive. You can read more about the High Court ruling in a press release on our website – please click here. In the meantime, we’d like to extend a huge thank you to our brilliant legal team who helped us take another case through the courts. Thank you Ricky Gama, Carol Day and Madeeha Akhtar at Leigh Day, David Wolfe KC at Matrix Chambers and Jake Thorold at 39 Essex Chambers. It’s a real privilege to be represented by these exceptional environmental lawyers. Thank you also to the locals who first brought this issue to our attention and whose crucial insight and expertise helped us to build the case. And a huge thank you to you, our supporters, whose donations allowed us to take on this legal challenge. Our work would simply not be possible without your backing, and this win is as much yours as it is ours. If you like who we are, what we stand for, and how we do it, please consider making a small donation to help cover our costs. There are various ways of doing this, e.g. by cheque, bank transfer, or PayPal – you can find the details on our website here. Thank you. That’s it for now – although more coming soon! Wild Justice (CEO: Bob Elliot. Directors: Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay). This is the 263rd Wild Justice newsletter. This email was sent to you because you subscribed to it through the Wild Justice website or through an e-action or a petition where you ticked a box. Thank you. We will only use your personal details to send you the Wild Justice newsletter. We will not give or sell your details to anyone else. You can unsubscribe at any time: there is an unsubscribe button at the foot of this email or you can reply to this email and ask us to remove you from the list (the former will happen immediately, the latter might take a few days). 124, City Road London Greater London EC1V 2NX UNITED KINGDOM Unsubscribe | Change Subscriber Options

FROM BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL — HOW THEY CAN HELP THE REDLISTED BIRDS

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FROM CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST — AN UPDATE ON COSTS AND REQUEST TO DONATE MORE

View this email in your browser Dear John Before I begin, if you’ve recently increased your membership, thank you so much. Your additional support truly means a great deal, and please forgive us if this email crossed with your update. You should by now have received your Wild Cornwall magazine together with a letter from me. In that letter, I shared just how much your support is achieving across our nature reserves — from restored wetlands and newly planted woodlands to wildflower meadows returning — and through our wider conservation work, including seagrass restoration in the Fal estuary. Every acre protected and every habitat improved is possible because of members like you. I also explained the growing challenge we’re facing — one felt most urgently by wildlife. Rising costs and inflation mean caring for our reserves is becoming more expensive. Even so, we recently took on 53 acres at Bartinney and 97 acres at Helman Tor, because expanding these sites is essential for Cornwall’s wildlife and natural beauty to recover. This has increased our annual costs by £27,663, and it now takes £10.80 per month to care for each vital acre of our nature reserves. Essential work — from habitat restoration and grazing management to marine monitoring and repairing storm damage — depends on steady membership support. So, I’m getting in touch to gently follow up on my letter. You already give £3.50 each month, and your generosity means so much. If you feel able to increase your membership today, even by a small amount, it would make an even bigger difference for Cornwall’s wildlife and wild places. Your additional support would help meet rising costs across our nature reserves and continue the vital conservation work happening every day across Cornwall. Updating your gift is quick and easy. Simply reply to this email with your new amount or click below to adjust it online: Increase my membership gift We’re especially grateful you continued your membership after recent rate changes—thank you. If it feels manageable, an optional increase could help strengthen the work you make possible for wildlife and habitats across Cornwall. Thank you for reading and for everything you do for Cornwall’s wildlife. Whatever you decide, please know how deeply grateful we are. Because of you, Cornwall’s wild places have a brighter future. With warmest thanks, Callum Deveney Director of Nature Recovery Cornwall Wildlife Trust P.S. If all our members gave just £1 more a month, we could plant 23 new acres of woodland this year. That’s space to shelter birds, bats, and countless other creatures while capturing carbon for the climate. Facebook icon Instagram icon LinkedIn icon YouTube icon © 2026 Cornwall Wildlife Trust. All rights reserved. Registered charity number 214929. Privacy Policy and T&Cs Our mailing address is: Cornwall Wildlife Trust Five Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9DJ Want to change how you receive these emails? You can unsubscribe from this list.

FROM AMY AT MARINE CONSERVATON — FAMILY LOVE IS ALWAYS A MUST

Four great marine animal mothers View in browser A sea otter mother lies on her back in water with her pup lying asleep on her chest Credit: Erik Ihlenfeld Hi John, As Mother’s Day approaches, I wanted to shine a light on four underwater mothers and their own unique parenting styles. Let's start off with the adorable sea otter who, as you can see in the image above, will swim on her back to carry her pup for the first few months of its life until the pup can swim on its own. It really makes me smile – it's how my baby daughter currently sleeps on me at night; all of the cuddles! A bottlenose dolphin is swimming through blue water It takes a village to raise children – and the same is true for most dolphins who live in pods of up to 15, working together to raise their young, protect themselves from predators and catch food together. Strength in numbers is true for the deep sea octopus too, with thousands captured on camera in Planet Earth III gathering together to look after their brood of eggs. And it wouldn't be a wildlife-themed email without a mention of puffins. These wonderful birds work together as a team to raise their young – and as well as being super cute, their young have an adorable name: pufflings! Learn more about marine mothers Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week, I'll be in touch soon with some exciting news... Amy Digital Channels Manager Marine Conservation Society Rockstar Mother's Day gifts A white tshirt with an illustration of a turtle playing the drums In case you missed it, we've launched an amazing new rock band collection in our shop. Featuring iconic marine species such as a shark, turtle and crab, the new designs are an expansion of our incredibly popular rocktopus collection. So if you're looking for a perfect gift for your rockstar Mum, here's your sign! Show her that she's shredding it at motherhood and say a big ‘shell yeah’! Much better than flowers again, right? Shop the new collection Donate Our shop Contact us Unsubscribe The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK charity dedicated to protecting our seas, shores and wildlife. Marine Conservation Society | Company Limited by Guarantee (England and Wales) No. 2550966 Registered Charity No. England and Wales No. 1004005 | Scotland No. SC037480 VAT No. 321 4912 32 Registered Office: Overross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7US. Scottish Office: CBC House, 24 Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8EG.

GRAPHIC CONTENT THROUGHOUT AS THE HUNT SABS TELL ABOUT QUANTOCKS AND STAG HUNTING

View this email in your browser Hi, Supporter ‘Pick And Mix’ Cruelty At The Quantocks Staghounds Graphic Content Throughout As we have reported over the last few weeks, several members of an HSA covert intelligence unit attended a number of West Country staghounds meets in Autumn 2025. This final report focuses on the Quantocks Staghounds. Quantocks kill in the 2023 season. At the first meet on 18th September 2025, our operatives witnessed a laughable speech from a hunt master who claimed that the hunt conducts ‘Research and Observation’ of stags but that “trails may also be laid.” The Quantocks will also routinely claim to be flushing to guns - using two dogs – and to be ‘rescuing a casualty’ animal with no sense of irony. Basically, they use a pick and mix approach, invoking any loophole they choose to mask their illegal stag hunting. On the 25th of September our investigators witnessed yet another mature stag being chased across the hills until he collapsed. A healthy, prime animal - who should have been entering the rut - was instead lying dead in a field, surrounded by ghoulish hunt supporters posing for photos with his broken body. Hounded to exhaustion on 25th September 2025. Four days later, new team members were back on the Quantock Staghounds to witness another prolonged and brutal chase through Shepherds Coombe where the stag was eventually killed. Exhausted and unable to escape, he was brought down for yet another tally on their “season total.” The Quantocks Staghounds’ victim of 29th September 2025. Once again, our investigation has revealed how determined, extremist stag hunters are constantly adapting to evade accountability or charges: a ban on ‘trail hunting’ – though urgently needed – will not be enough in itself to stop these hardened hunters in their tracks. Only our comprehensive set of proposals – based on over sixty years of sabotaging all types of bloodsports - will really end hunting with hounds. Complicit in the cruelty of stag hunting are the Exmoor National Park Authority who have done nothing to ban the practice, ironically using a stag head as their logo, they make no mention of the animal being hunted and killed on their web site but do use the deer to promote tourism. It seems odd that people can be banned from the use of drone - which could be used to protect deer - but that hunts and their mechanised vehicles are allowed to chase and kill the same animals with impunity. Contact the Exmoor National Park Authority here www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk 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