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And the Hunt goes on...

doopa | 25.02.2006 15:33 | Animal Liberation | South Coast

This month marks the one year anniversary of the Hunt Ban enacted by the Labour government to outlaw the "sport" of hunting with hounds. Despite the passing of this act, many hunts are continuing in flagrant disregard of the ban without monitoring or intervention by the police. Indeed in some cases when Hunt Sabs have arrived at hunts to monitor the activities of hunts they have been assualted, some times even by the police 1.

Hunt Sab activists have long been used to the need to take direct action to stop this barbaric activity taking place. Opponents have often argued, before the ban, that in a democracy people should be allowed to go about their lawful activity and that therefore sabs had no right to intervene. Since the ban the law has been on the side of the sabs and yet hunting with hounds continues and the police have proved reluctant to intervene to stop it.

This should serve as a clear reminder for those who argue for reform through democratic means that justice in modern democracies is not blind, rather it is politically directed. Politically motivated protest is increasingly criminalised and yet no hunt ban law breakers have yet to be convicted. This disparity in the enforcement of laws shows the real interest of the police.

Acts of criminal damage against sabs by supporters (2), have yet to yield any convictions although there has been one arrest ( 3). This should be contrasted with the heavy, proactive intelligence led policing used against sabs before the ban. If the Police and Crown Prosecution Service continue to fail to uphold the law then Hunt Sabs will revert to old direct action techniques to save the lives of helpless animals.

Audio of interview with spokesperson from the Hunt Sabs Association: Link mp3 file

doopa

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sorry materialists/maintream ameliorating game players I'll tell it as it is....

20.03.2006 02:50

...what we are dealing with here is ritual abuse.

In reality, I know this for certain from working on farms in North Wales. If a fox attacked a hen run for example, a geezer would be called out with two dogs who was capable of singlehandedly (with his dogs) of tracking down the animal in question, to the lair, and dealing with the 'problem'. All the noise the countryside alliance makes about needing more than this to control any fox problems is bullshit.

The hunt they are on about...clearly seen in lowland UK, by the massed ranks of red coated geeks on horseback..the ceromneial/entertainment hunt....well they are playing war games. When not actually at war, this is the way this crew would entertain themselves...in a realistic way. The enjoyment they get from this is a function of the ritual abuse of the wild animal...of the goddess. A totally 'plastic shammanic' trip as the native americans call this phenomina. This is why its so difficult to get them to stop....its literally a perverted addiction, generated and maintained by this ritual abuse of the wild dog, a sacrement of landownerworld...in particular livestock farming world....which again is inherently clearance orientated in terms of people and trees. Again the ritual abuse suppresses and contains this actual trashing of indigenous reality (be it in England or Wales), by this (essentially) british disease.

I would suggest the sabatarge of offending landowners diseal supply by contamination would cost them huge amounts of cash if this was done in a way that could not be proved but still sabbed the machines.

You have to also understand animal rights people that the native american traditional tribal whale hunts originate as an event from the actions of the dieties, the event originates from the 'dreamspace', from creation; and not some sort of anti pagan/goddess aspect ritual abuse. I hope this is clear because the anti Makah etc campaign is an evil distraction from the actual problem....the Western trip.

Blessings.

King Amdo


Britain's Hunts should not be monitored by anyone other than the police!!

28.11.2006 17:07

I think it is ludicrous that hunt protestors should be allowed to turn up and monitor hunts anyway!! It is the job of the police to enforce the law, not members of any organisation, whatever their views! Don't any of them work, have they not got jobs to go to?????? Hunting is a moral choice and is no-one else's business but those who want to hunt! I am against social abortion, but I do not go out of my way to persecute or monitor abortion clinics - it is not my business or my job!! People who engage in these protest activities, are interfering busybodies, who should have better things to do - whatever happened to freedom of choice? Whatever happened to people's rights to engage in their own sporting pursuits without some "terrorist" turning up and spoiling everything!!

Krisi Herbert


since hunting bill it has got worse

08.01.2007 22:56

it semms to me since hunting was brought moere to light by the goverment ban .there semms to be more people carrying guns openly chaddesdenin derby i know of at least 70 concil house dwellers carrying guns to go shooting .it is an area in derby full of villians .one night i watched 2 men run across the busy a52 at 6.30 openly with guns my area spondon they go along the canal shooting foxes it is also a public footpath .no one cares now there are no foxes or weasls the area is full of rats .i believe if a man gets a gun licience .he should either be a farmer .in a gun club where it must be kept for target practice only.and only get a licence for that reason or be a game keeper .i cant believe the people i know that have guns .i probally see it more as i deal in off road tyres i may consider stopping theese hunters who kill for no reason buying my tyres anyone can burgal coucil houses for guns they could get in the wrong hands.your s peter ambler foe and animal lover

peter ambler
mail e-mail: tigger1946@fsmail.net


police dont need to monitor hunts they are banned

08.01.2007 23:32

silly kieth have the poeple who try to stpo hunts no jobs pathetic they usually have proper jobs but have a day off to stop barbaric people from the dark agesfulfilling a fantassy dare not join the army oh terorrist shoot back .old saying cowards hunt in packs bring thier children up to hate. what they cant be free sick people .the fox does as much good as harm rids farms of rats.mice and vermin ask the corn farmers ok it has a chicken not very often if secure they do not carry wire cutters ect and by the way look how we keep chickens in agorny force fed to put weight on full of chemicals .that cause man cancers ect //now i was brought up on a farm our chickens ere left loose .roosted everywhere .ok we had to find the eggs each day .they wre delicous we may loose i chicken in a year but it was worth it to have good food usually a bird that is free finds a safe place to roost . and as for foxes attacking lambs rubbish they will pick up still born .but will not tangle with a ewe evev sheep dogs will not go head to head with a sheep ieven had a crank say one attacked a boar need isay any more my cats boss the foxes in my garden .but they all respect each other as preditors .and get along together .i was in a pub a hunter bragged .he took his 7 year old daughter on a hunt killed the fox rubbed the blood on his daughters face to christen her .i told him i had a good film in the car for his daughter and gave him the chainsaw massacre .he replied it was too gruesome i said but its fasticous .what you did was real .he left by the way i think the tax man should start looking where the money comes from for theese hunts is it a tax fiddle ill bring this up ha ha ha

peter ambler
mail e-mail: spondontyres1@derby1 .wanadoo.co.uk


Police on the side of the hunt!!

24.02.2007 11:22

I have seen the S.Suffolk and Essex hunt chase and kill a vixen, last Dec., it is pointless telling the police as they will not take any action. If anything, they would likely help hide the fact that a fox was killed.

Don't be fooled by the police!!! The hunt terrorised my sheep while a police helicopter hovered overhead. The poor animals were so terrified they broke through a fence. No apologies no help from the police despite my continued request - they could see the poor animals were rushing round terrified. People and animals come second to the hunt in the polices book.

Carol Kemp
mail e-mail: cmkemp@btinternet.com
- Homepage: http://Suffolk


you call hunting a sport

17.11.2007 23:45

how can u call hunting a sprt its pure killing to satisfy a frustrated mans lust //a sport is when competitors all have an equall chance /like running they all are equall //boxing they have weight devissions //motor sport all cars are to a devission standard .hunting cowards with guns wont go to war as the opposition shoots back ..the royal shot a rare bird /cant go afganistan ./they shoot bavk all this is a form of cowardism .not a sport .

peter ambler
mail e-mail: tigger1946@fsmail.net


how can you ban a hunt most hunters are wealthy /police chiefs/and mp.s

27.12.2007 13:22

the police are too frightened to stop hunts as most cruel callous hunters are not normal people they are wealthy/police chiefs .lords or mp.s /usually frutrated bigots who the only outlet and ego boost is to kill and maim an innocent animal /they are cowardy .dairnt join the army to fight wars .the opposition shoot back .oh thats dangerous ,e.g the royal in the army cant go on the front line future kings of the past led thier men into battle .not hid behind his men yet he can shoot prottected birds .and get away with it .they are also breeding cruellty int thier own children ban guns as well .the bit i want to know if anyone reading this has thought ..to own horses a pack of dogs a trainer ,posh outfits .all cost money where does it come from .a tax fiddle .unearned income .or what .has it been declared .this wants checking out .as it may come under the laundering money act .which is a criminal offence any one in a position to check it out ?????? pete derby

peter ambler
mail e-mail: tigger1946@fsmail.net


how can you ban a hunt most hunters are wealthy /police chiefs/and mp.s

27.12.2007 13:23

the police are too frightened to stop hunts as most cruel callous hunters are not normal people they are wealthy/police chiefs .lords or mp.s /usually frutrated bigots who the only outlet and ego boost is to kill and maim an innocent animal /they are cowardy .dairnt join the army to fight wars .the opposition shoot back .oh thats dangerous ,e.g the royal in the army cant go on the front line future kings of the past led thier men into battle .not hid behind his men yet he can shoot prottected birds .and get away with it .they are also breeding cruellty int thier own children ban guns as well .the bit i want to know if anyone reading this has thought ..to own horses a pack of dogs a trainer ,posh outfits .all cost money where does it come from .a tax fiddle .unearned income .or what .has it been declared .this wants checking out .as it may come under the laundering money act .which is a criminal offence any one in a position to check it out ?????? pete derby

peter ambler
mail e-mail: tigger1946@fsmail.net


hunters are usually ego hunters .no bottle to go to war

27.12.2007 23:20

hunters are cowards only shoot innocent animals as they dare not go to war as the opposition shoot back /and cowards hunt in packs anyway /i feel sorry for the horse being degaded with a lump of shit on its back .dogs no ..no differebnt /they are trained by a man who is so cowardly he would not fight his equal another man 1 2 1 or a man who can defend himself man to men /if a dog bites them they put it dowm .i often feel sorry 4 thier children being brought up by an ego big head who is obviosly an ass hole /. then they wonder why thier children are wayward ./lets investigate were they have so much money to waste killing animals that have more use in rural ares than them .surely the mney is being tax fiddled to pay for it all .they claim to be do gooders .the money would be better used for good causes .than £100 s chasing a useful fox that rids the farmers of rats mice and other vermin .i supose its vermin chasing the useful peter ambler derby

peter ambler
mail e-mail: tigger1946@fsmail.net


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