Hunt sabotage

Hunt sabotage began in Britain in 1963, when the Hunt Saboteurs Association was founded to disrupt hunts directly rather than only campaign against them. Using hunting horns, voice calls and sprays to cover the scent, saboteurs set out to save the hunted animal on the day. The tactic spread to other countries and became a training ground for a generation of activists.

The HSA’s own magazine, HOWL, documents the story from 1973 onwards: the growth of local groups, violence against saboteurs, arguments about tactics, and the long campaign that led to the Hunting Act 2004 – and to monitoring the hunts that carried on afterwards.

Issues to start with

Books and ZinesOutfoxedHOWLIssue 49 – Summer 1992HOWLIssue 47 – Summer 1991Books and ZinesThe Hunt and the Anti-HuntArkangelIssue 11 - 1994ArkangelIssue 5 - 1991The BeastIssue 3 - 1979Out of the CagesIssue 7Bite BackIssue 1 - 1999Bite BackIssue 2 - 1999The BeastIssue 7 - 1980Out of the CagesIssue 8

Publications in this collection

Action for Animals (Brentwood & Havering, UK)​UK · 1989 · 1 issueAgitator (Australia)Australia · 1987 · 1 issueALF Supporters Group newsletters​ (UK)UK · 1982–2001 · 24 issuesAnimosity (UK)UK · 1985 · 1 issueArkangel (UK)UK · 1989–1994 · 10 issuesBite Back (UK)UK · 1999 · 2 issuesEco-Vegan (UK)UK · 1995 · 7 issuesFacklan (Sweden)Sweden · 1996–1997 · 4 issuesFlamethrower (UK)UK · 1987 · 1 issueFrontline News (Canada)Canada · 1985–1988 · 4 issuesHOWL (UK)UK · 1973–2022 · 126 issuesNorthern Animal Liberation League (UK)UK · 1985 · 4 issuesOut of the Cages (USA)USA · 1990s · 4 issuesThe Beast (UK)UK · 1978–1981 · 12 issues