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RS, Worcestershire

Have you been affected by illegal hunting?

"When hunters killed a fox behind our gardens I contacted Hounds Off and they helped us stop this happening here again."
CR, Kent

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"Bloodsports degrade us all."
Tony Benn

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Uniting Public Support for the Hunting Ban

Is the hunt still riding roughshod around your neighbourhood despite the ban? Are you worried about hunt trespass? Now you can protect your property, pets and livestock. Hounds Off will show you how with our range of no-nonsense online resources developed specifically to keep the hunters and their hounds in check.

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Click here for more advice about hunting, the hunting ban, and how you can help protect our wildlife and keep our countryside safer.

A Brief History of the Hunting Ban

The Hunting Act 2004 was a landmark piece of legislation. Discover the background, how it came to pass and state of affairs now...
Keep Hunting With Dogs History

(Image © IFAW) Latest public opinion polls show that 80% of British people disapprove of animal cruelty so support the Hunting Ban 2004...
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Calling All National Trust Members #TrailHuntLies

If you belong to the National Trust then you may be aware that there’s a big vote coming up for members to decide whether or not to stop illegal hunting on NT lands. The vote takes place at the AGM in Swindon on October 21. It’s important because after twelve years of hunts riding roughshod…

National Trust members will be voting whether or not to properly prohibit illegal hunting on its land at the AGM on Oct 21st 2017. Hounds Off urges all members to vote against bloodsports and false alibis.

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HoundsOff on Ethical & Affordable Hounds Off T-Shirts R Here

Hi Mark, yes. You had to be a member on or before Aug 12....

Ethical & Affordable Hounds Off T-Shirts R Here

Ethical & affordable, #foxylove spreading, fund raising, quality T-shirts direct from Hounds Off, now available!

Our new stock of affordable, ethically sound t-shirts is now in and available to buy. They’re organic, fair-trade and eco-friendly. Selling t-shirts is more than shameless fundraising ...

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Mark Morley on Outfoxed Again by Mike Huskisson; a book review

Can you tell me if there's a cut off date for joining and being able to vote at the agm 2017. Thanks...

Outfoxed Again by Mike Huskisson; a book review

Quorn Foxhounds, 4 Oct 1991. A fox cub is evicted from its underground refuge and forced to run for its life. Seconds later the hounds, standing back but waiting for this moment with the Huntsman, are unleashed.
Still from video taken by Mike Huskisson, featured in Outfoxed Again (AWIS, 2017. ISBN 978-0-9933822-1-5)

Mike Huskisson’s latest book, Outfoxed Again, is an important read for anyone interested in the animal rights movement between 1984 and 2005 – a radical period in terms of campai...

Wildlife protected by the Hunting Act

Discover which animals in the UK and Wales are protected by the Hunting Act 2004, which forbids the hunting of wild animals with dogs.
See also Badgers & Other Mammals >>

Foxes

Fox Hunting is illegal yet the Red Fox and their cubs are still hunted often in the UK...
Deer

Hunting any deer or stag with dogs is illegal in the UK...
Hares

Hare coursing where two dogs usually compete to pursue or flush out a live hair is illegal...
Mink

Hunting Mink with dogs is also illegal yet still continues...