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The gruesome ‘sport’ of deer hunting takes place twice a week from early August to the end of April in locations in the southwest of England. It’s illegal but, unsurprisingly, the police and land owners don’t try to stop it. Ridiculous loopholes in the 2004 Hunting Act such as a 'research and observation' exemption allow this vile pastime to continue in 2023. A monitor from Somerset Wildlife Crime explained what happens on a typical stag hunt: “When the stag is running, there are between 10 and 50 people in vehicles – in 4X4s, on quad bikes and motorbikes – who will park themselves up on the high land. The huntsman and hounds will go in to try and pick up a scent. The field riders, which can be between 6 and 30 people, follow on behind. Since the [hunting] ban was brought in, they went from using a pack of hounds to using two hounds, and compensated for that by using the umpteen supporters, on quad bikes and motorbikes, all hunting the stag.” Hunts are usually hours-long. Stags are driven to complete exhaustion and then subjected to a brutal murder. “Once they have killed the stag, the hunters then butcher him. Different parts of his body — such as the head with its antlers, and the slots (the hooves and the bottom part of the leg) — are taken as trophies. Even the teeth are taken as mementoes of the murder. The landowner usually gets the stag’s heart. Help us campaign for change - a proper ban on hunting Next week we will be launching our next animation focusing on the brutal 'sport' of stag hunting. In this video we will expose the flaws in the Hunting Act and push for a new law. Our 'proper ban on hunting' (Hunting of Mammals Bill) will outlaw all hunting with hounds and we need your help to put as much pressure on the Government to adopt it. Please consider becoming a deer adopter today as we push to end this vile pastime for good and bring about a proper ban on deer hunting. |
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