The latest investigations, breaking stories and special reports from BTM. We expose the criminality and intimidation of so-called hunt saboteurs across the UK, giving a voice to the rural communities they target.
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A former joint master of the Pytchley with Woodland Hunt in Northamptonshire, Mark Ferguson, has successfully appealed his 2022 conviction for assault, with the judge concluding that a hunt saboteur was the real aggressor. During the appeal hearing at Nottingham Crown Court on August 29th and 30th, His Honour Judge
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The large group of hunt saboteurs who disrupted a grouse shoot at the Wemmergill Estate on 12th August boasted of being paid £200 each to aggravate guests and incite violence, according to an eyewitness. The observer, who we are choosing not to name for safety reasons, reported that the saboteurs
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In the early days of August the UK was shaken by outbreaks of riots, vandalism and thuggery on streets across the country. At the time of writing, over 1,000 individuals have been arrested and hundreds charged for their participation in these acts of violence. Some readers may look at
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Within its claim to introduce the “biggest boost to animal welfare in a generation” this weekend, Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has allegedly promised to outlaw trail hunting, leading to widespread criticism. After Tony Blair’s government enforced the Hunting Act in February 2005, hunts across the UK sought to
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The new target for the so-called animal lovers at Protect the Wild is the economic fabric of the British countryside – the small, often family-run businesses which are trying to survive in increasingly difficult times. Protect the Wild has announced it will soon launch a new website, which will be a
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Despite being barely three weeks into the lifespan of the new Labour government, Parliament is set to rise for the summer recess on Tuesday 30 July and won't sit again until 2 September. For many MPs this is an ideal opportunity to catch up on correspondence from their
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Police are investigating allegations of fraud made against the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) by its former chief executive Andy Knott. In damning allegations, he claims the charity’s fundraising had been misleading, and has accused it of sacrificing its policy goals “at the altar of political interference”. A spokesperson
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Chester Crown Court has denied the appeal of renowned hunt saboteur and leader of the Stockport Monitors Paul Allman, upholding the sentence of 20 weeks imprisonment delivered by Judge John McGarva in August 2023. . Allman, widely seen as the “face of UK hunt saboteurs” appeared before the crown court for
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In the short five months since we launched, Behind the Masks has revealed some frightening truths about hunt saboteurs’ psychology and the motivations behind their often violent and unlawful behaviour. They gather across the country and come from all different walks of life but one common thread seems to run
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* Feb 13, 2024 The law banning the ownership of American Bully XL dogs in England and Wales came into force on 1 February 2024, motivated by a worrying rise in fatal attacks by the breed, particularly against children and old people. Despite this, animal rights activists and hunt saboteurs remain
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Of all the alarming behaviours exhibited by hunt saboteurs, the use of citronella (an animal repellent derived from the cymbopogon plant) spray to harm hounds is one of the most abhorrent. Whether hunt saboteurs use the chemical is not a point of debate – hunts have collected hundreds of photographs of
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49-year-old Stockport resident and notorious hunt saboteur Paul Allman has been slapped with a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order, demonstrating the illegality and damage of anti-hunt saboteur actions. This order, secured at Chester Magistrates on 8 December 2023, is a stern response to a relentless series of Allman's unapologetic