Warwickshire Hunt attacks saboteur
**WARWICKSHIRE HUNT ATTACKS SAB**On Thursday 9th November members of West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs were monitoring the Warwickshire Hunt who were hunting in Birdingbury, Warwickshire. The hunt were becoming increasingly annoyed at not being able to hunt properly and were filmed going through a list of contacts and then making some phone calls. Not long after these phone calls two aggressive hunt supporters turn up and approach the two sabs.One of them then hits one of the cameras before hitting the female saboteur in the face. When her back is turned on him he starts shoving her and then pushes her to the ground. He then lashes out at her again. When she challenges him about him hitting her he doesn't deny it and can he can be heard saying “you can hit me if you want I don’t give a f***” Back on the road one hunt supporter apologies and says “that should never have happened” and then agrees that despite their differences the saboteurs have never been violent towards them. When asked if it's acceptable to hit women, a female hunt supporter says “your not a woman, you're a monster” and “that’s nothing” referring to the blood coming from the saboteurs eyeFox hunting is a violent activity and it is only a short leap from using violence towards animals to using violence against people. Just like they try to justify their violence towards foxes by vilifying them as pests they try to justify their violence towards us by calling us monsters. They know we are non-violent and even admit to us that we’ve never been violent to them which shows that this was a completely unprovoked attack. We ask the question who are the real monsters here?”One of our cameras was damaged as a result of this attack if you're able to donate towards a new one please use the link belowhttps://www.paypal.me/westmidlandhuntsabsThanks very much for all the kind messages of support. We will keep you updated on this incident
Posted by West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs on Saturday, November 11, 2017
Shocking footage shows woman saboteur being ‘attacked’ and left with bleeding face as she monitored Warwickshire Hunt – Mirror
You’re not a woman, you’re a monster’: Bloodied female hunt saboteur ends up in hospital after angry clash with male opponent – Daily Mail
Man assaults female saboteur as she tries to film and monitor fox hunt in Warwickshire – The Independent
Female hunt saboteur pushed over by angry man – AOL
Fox hunting saboteur suffers cut eye during confrontation – Coventry Telegraph
Fox-hunting saboteur ends up in hospital after filming bloody clash – RT
Sickening footage shows woman being ‘attacked’ and left with bleeding face as she monitored Warwickshire Hunt – Birmingham Mail
On Thursday 9th November members of West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs were monitoring the Warwickshire Hunt who were hunting in Birdingbury, Warwickshire. Whilst they were filming the hounds two male hunt supporters approached the saboteurs and became increasingly aggressive. One of them then hits one of the cameras before punching the female saboteur in the face. When her back is turned on him he starts shoving her and then pushes her to the ground. When she challenges him about him hitting her he can be heard saying “you can hit me if you want, I don’t give a f***”
“We were concerned that the hunt were hunting a fox and that the hounds were heading towards a busy main road. Suddenly two hunt supporters approach us and start shouting aggressively before attacking us. It shows what type of people fox hunters are that they think it acceptable for men to attack women, punch them and then shove them over from behind. He latter even admits on camera to what he had done.What is equally shocking is that a passenger in the car of the senior master of the hunt justifies a man attacking a woman by saying “your not a woman you’re a monster”. Fox hunting is a violent activity by its very nature and it is only a short leap from using violence towards animals to using violence against people. Just like they try to justify their violence towards foxes by vilifying them as pests they try to justify their violence towards us by calling us monsters. They know we are non-violent and even admit to us that we’ve never been violent to them which shows that this was a completely unprovoked attack. Fox hunting seems to be a breeding ground for normalising violence with some very questionable attitudes towards women. We ask the question who are the real monsters here?”