A Minority Pastime

Last night we put on a screening of A Minority Pastime, a new documentary about fox hunting and the thuggish behaviour of hunters towards hunt monitors, saboteurs and other residents of the countryside. Though the aggressive behaviour of hunters won’t come as news to those with experience of sabbing, the film demonstrates well for newcomers the assaults, threats and name-calling regularly dished out by hunters, and their arrogance in riding roughshod over people’s land. It also shows the police’s collusion with the hunting fraternity, refusing to enforce the so-called ban on fox hunting and instead spending their time harrassing hunt saboteurs.

If you haven’t yet seen the film, there are many more showings around the country. If you’d like to get involved in hunt sabbing, please email sheffieldsaboteurs@live.co.uk or for other areas, contact the Hunt Saboteurs Association at info@huntsabs.org.uk