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]