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| Formation | 1963 (60 years ago) |
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| Founder | John Prestige |
| Founded at | Brixham, England |
| Type | Animal rights group |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Non-violent[citation needed] direct action against fox hunting |
Region | United Kingdom (with international affiliates) |
| Methods | Direct action, hunt sabotage |
Membership (2021) | 58 affiliated groups |
| Secessions | Band of Mercy/Animal Liberation Front (1972) |
| Website | www |
The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) is a United Kingdom organisation that uses hunt sabotage as a means of direct action to stop fox hunting.[1] It was founded in 1963, with its first sabotage event occurring at the South Devon Foxhounds on 26 December (Boxing Day) 1963.[2][3]
- ^ "Meet The People Who Throw Themselves In Front Of Hunters". The Dodo. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Ten years on from the fox hunting ban, has anything really changed?". www.telegraph.co.uk. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "History of the HSA-timeline". www.huntsabs.org.uk. 3 October 2022.