I'm not condoning hunting in any way, but surely these hunt saboteurs would be better of targeting unsanitary slaughterhouses & more pertinently Halal meat providers. Rather than pharmaceutical companies & research centres? They won't of course as it doesn't fit their narrative...

I assume you are thinking of the 'fox' that is dragged with scent.

In reality wild foxes are a completely different beast to our relatively tame urban fox and not to be trifled with. But I can't see how anyone could agree to chase it in fear of its life and then have it pulled apart by dogs.

Meanwhile the horse could have been in real pain, it probably had a strong bit in and being tugged around by the reins is pretty dodgy.

I wonder if the law would view this differently if the sab had grabbed the lady not her horse, then pulled her around in circles by the arm.

Surely there is some ancient law about not interfering with a lady's horse, probably attracts the death penalty as a minimum.

I have no idea but the group of Brighton Hunt Saboteurs say they turn up where they suspect illegal hunts are taking place.

I'm not a hunt saboteur but I guess that it isn't people riding on horses that they are against but the ripping up of foxes.

I doubt it. The individual concerned was endangering himself, the rider and the horse. Probably already did damage to the horse's mouth. She asked him to let go and he refused. If you were in that situation - lets say someone grabbed your dog and swung it around to control you - what would you do? Knowing your dog was screaming with pain.

The whole video shows the woman chasing the saboteur on her horse. Seems he was hanging on to protect himself.
Apparently hunts use people to chase saboteurs so the main hunt can gleefully watch their dogs rip the fox to death without challenge.

Where do you live Buckingham Palace? you are clearly someone of great Importance. I pull my forelock sir!!!

Edited by beak (21 Nov 2017 4.12pm)