We’re a new group of volunteers who want foxes, deer, hares and other wild mammals to live without being chased and killed for sport.
We observe hunt activity, film what happens and submit evidence of illegal hunting to police. We also share wildlife rescue contacts and practical information about protecting local habitats.
You don’t need a campaigning background to care. We welcome neighbours, farmers, landowners and anyone who wants to help protect wildlife.
More about our groupHabitat loss, changes in land management and climate change put wildlife under strain. Deliberately chasing wild mammals with hounds adds avoidable suffering. We believe protecting wildlife means caring about individual animals as well as the places they live.
Everyday ways to helpAverage decline in the abundance of UK species studied since 1970.
Assessed species at risk of extinction from Great Britain.
Source: State of Nature 2023. These are national biodiversity measures, not estimates of losses caused by hunting.
The Hunting Act 2004 made hunting wild mammals with dogs an offence in England and Wales, unless a defined exemption applies. The ban took effect in February 2005. It did not ban every use of dogs in the countryside.
Documented convictions show the law is still being broken. Monitoring can help establish what actually happened: reliable footage, accurate notes and witnesses can all support an investigation. Read the CPS explanation of the Act.
Eggesford huntsman Jason Marles admitted hunting a wild mammal with dogs at Exeter Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that hounds pursued a fox and he made no attempt to call them back. He was fined £500, with £285 costs.
The report also records that hunting charges against another individual were withdrawn.
Read the court reportBenjamin Halsall was convicted after a fox was pursued and killed by hounds near Idlicote in October 2023. ITV reported that video recorded by hunt saboteurs was shown in court. He was fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs.
Warwickshire Hunt Limited was acquitted of the same offence. The conviction concerned Halsall personally.
Read the court report
Found a young bird on the ground? Worried about an injured animal? Or looking to make your garden a little wilder? Start with practical advice and people who can help.
