Action Against Foxhunting Podcasts

Councillor Chris Berry of Local Independents for Tiverton joins Pip to talk about the Town Council’s landmark decision to tell the hunt they are not welcome in Tiverton — on Boxing Day or any other day. They also dive into “salmonella-gate” and the hunt’s bizarre attempt to sue Berry for collecting a sample of their salmonella-ridden hound poo at last year's Boxing Day Meet. Excitingly, Chris...

The Hunting Act is on the verge of being strengthened — and this time, we want the ban to be a real one. Together, AAF, the HSA, Protect the Wild, and of course, the League Against Cruel Sports, must unite to get this over the line. Holly Piper talks to Emma Slawinski, the new CEO of the League Against Cruel Sports. Emma is the right person in the right role. She is already working hard to push ne...

Action Against Foxhunting is a national campaign group dedicated to ending fox hunting forever. We've been around for six years, and things have changed so much in that time. Six years ago, you couldn't mention fox hunting in the streets in case you caused a rumpus. These days, it's a common topic of conversation.  We are seeing the end of hunting. But it isn't over yet. We hav...

I am always polite. Forthright, insistent, yes. But never rude. Several times now, I have been forced to explain why other anti-hunt individuals have sent abuse and threats to people we have very good reason to believe support the hunt.  This has to stop.  This AAF Podcast is the shortest ever - only a few seconds. Please have a listen, and if you have sent abuse or threats to anyone, have a re-th...

What is hunt sabotage all about? Why are hunts still being sabbed, when fox hunting is illegal? How did Simon get involved in the first place? Sixty years ago, the HSA began, and even then, fox hunting was a minority pastime, heavily criticised for its obvious cruelty. For more than forty of those years, Simon was personally involved, and now, as the chair of the HSA, he speaks candidly to AAF abo...

"We don't train hounds what to hunt. We only train them what NOT to hunt." Involving horses, hounds, riders and a HUMAN quarry, Clean Boot Hunting is the way forward. Jeremy Whaley, Master of the South Downs Bloodhounds, takes us on a journey through a day's Clean Boot Hunting, explaining how his bloodhounds are trained to chase human quarries, and nothing else.  Jeremy's...

While the rest of us were just making angry comments on Social Media expressing our revulsion for hunting with dogs, Rob Pownall was taking action. Sometimes it just takes one person to get things going. Protect the Wild is a dynamic, ever changing organisation, with the same aim as Action Against Foxhunting - to end hunting for ever.  Rob was 16 when he founded Keep the Ban (now Protect the Wild...

The last thing the hunts want, is to see AAF Activists talking to passers-by in the streets about fox hunting . They prefer it if we all just avoid the subject and not mention the cruel pursuit and grisly deaths of our wildlife, at the hands of the 300 or so fox hunts (pretending to be "trail hunts") in England and Wales. Outreach isn't difficult . Outreach is fun and one of the mos...

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After receiving multiple reports of anti-social behaviour by the Warwickshire Hunt, not to mention over 52 reports of very dangerous behaviour on the roads, the Warwickshire Rural Crime Team issued a Community Protection Notice (CPN) to the Warwickshire Hunt. The CPN was intended to force the Hunt to behave safely on the roads, respect landowners who did not want them on their land, and obey the l...

Just the quick news. For the detail, see the rest of AAF Newsbyte 6! www.actionagainstfoxhunting.org info@actionagainstfoxhunting.org www.facebook.com/ACTIONAGAINSTFOXHUNTING If you'd like to join AAF, please fill in our Volunteer Enquiry form on our website. Action Against Foxhunting - ENDING FOXHUNTING FOREVER

Smartly dressed people, gleaming horses, thirty friendly dogs, displaying themselves in front of Town Halls and parading through public streets to rapturous applause from hunt support - this is a Boxing Day Meet.  Boxing Day meets are charades. Hunts want everyone to think they are valued community organisations, engaged in legitimate and worthy activities. But, are they? If they were, would they...

Most of us know that wildlife suffers when the hunts are out. But what about the hounds? Are they ok?  Warmth, love, even veterinary treatment - these things (and food) are the bare minimum most owners give to their dog. Hunts don't think like us though. They are a traditional bunch. They do things in the same old ways and waste no time or money on anything they would consider irrelevant to h...

We already know that hunts pursue and  kill foxes. We know that the law is meant to protect them, but doesn't. But what about the hunt itself?   Why do hunters do it? What exactly DO they do? Lynn Sawyer used to be a hunter. But, thirty years ago, she realised how cruel it was. Not only did she stop, but she became a hunt saboteur too. Lynn talks to Holly Piper, giving  us a clear and troubli...

Animal Rights Activists are, by nature, sensitive people. We are compelled to take action against animal abuse; we can't live with ourselves otherwise.  We cannot turn away from the brutal savagery of the hunters and the suffering of the animals. We have to be there, see it, and take action. But this comes at a cost to us.  Sometimes it is overwhelming and that's when we need a bit of he...

Joining Action Against Foxhunting made all the difference to Alyson Rogers. Not only did she find support and friendship, she finally unearthed the dynamic the anti-hunt activist she really is. Aly Rogers is the AAF Network Contact for Somerset and part of the admin team for the national group. Here, she talks about her role as an AAF Contact, her motivation to get involved and her campaign to end...

A brief overview of Action Against Foxhunting. What we do, how we do it and why we are so successful. Holly Piper interviews Pip Donovan, Chair and Founder of Action Against Foxhunting. www.actionagainstfoxhunting.org Email: info@actionagainstfoxhunting.org www.actionagainstfoxhunting.org info@actionagainstfoxhunting.org www.facebook.com/ACTIONAGAINSTFOXHUNTING If you'd like to join AAF, plea...