Hunt sabotage is the direct action that animal rights or animal welfare activists do to interfere with hunting activity.
Anti-hunting campaigners are divided into those who believe in direct intervention and those who watch the hunt to monitor for cruelty and report violations of animal welfare laws. Interventionists may lay false trails or use sound and visual distractions to prevent the hunters from being successful, and enter[1] hunting estates and farms to disarm animal traps[2].
Non-interventionists use video, photography and witness statements to support prosecution of hunters who commit offenses.
In the United Kingdom the interventionists are often (but not always) members of the Hunt Saboteurs Association, while the non-interventionists are often members of the League Against Cruel Sports.
Interfering with legal hunting activities is illegal and hunt saboteurs can be prosecuted in the United States.[3]
In Spain, every year organizations such as Equanimal or the platform Matar por matar, non[4] are involved in the sabotage of the Copa Nacional de Caza del Zorro (Spanish: "National Fox Hunt Cup") following the hunters making noise with megaphones to scare foxes and preventing them from being killed.[5][6]
References
- ^ HSA Tactics Book - Legal
- ^ Traps & Snares: Secret Sabotage
- ^ Frequently Asked Questions About Hunting at Midewin
- ^ Equanimal se suma a la espantada del zorro el día de la copa nacional 08/02/2007 La Voz de Galicia (Spanish)
- ^ Incidentes entre cazadores de zorros y ecologistas acaban con un detenido] 28/01/2008 La Voz de Galicia (Spanish)
- ^ «Es una matanza, no una competición deportiva», afirman los ecologistas 24/01/2009 La Voz de Galicia (Spanish)
See also
External links
- Hunt Saboteurs Association
- Hunting and animal rights press stories
- North West Hunt Saboteurs Association
- Joe Hartwell, Author and Hunt Saboteur
- Hunt Watch
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