AAS Action Against Staghunting

DISTRESSING. This can and does happen here in the UK with our remaining 3 staghound packs. If a gun isn't nearby they will sick a knife in. If they think no one can see them, they will use more than 2 dogs. They have no qualms about going into your garden to get their kill.

A shotgun was fired whilst the Quantock Staghounds were pursuing deer through Slaughterhouse Combe, but no body was taken out. Is there now a wounded deer left suffering on the hills? Pictured - a 5 month old calf running for their life today.

HE SWAM FOR HIS LIFE TODAY AND THEY KILLED HIM. Devon and Somerset Staghounds stag hunting as if there was no ban at all. Stag brought to bay in the River Yeo after being chased for hours. @UKLabour DO SOMETHING. With @mendiphuntsabs

Thankfully no kill today for the Devon and Somerset Staghounds under the watchful eyes of us, @mendiphuntsabs and @wlguardian This was the meet, not many of them. They spent most of the time thrashing about in Helebridge Plantation making a racket trying to flush out their victim

Devon and Somerset Staghounds shoot a stag right next to a brave sab from @devoncountysabs last year at the same spot as yesterday. This incident would have been forefront of their minds as sabs surrounded them by the river yesterday, curbing their behaviour and saving the stag.

BDS believes that if a deer can be located or even selected for hunting with hounds at the beginning of the day, it is far more humane to stalk it quietly and cull it humanely with a rifle rather than to chase it with hounds and then shoot it when it is exhausted.

Devon and Somerset Staghounds chasing a fine, fit autumn stag on Saturday. He escaped but had he been killed no doubt the hunt would have claimed he was injured. Insiders have told us it's not uncommon for them to break a stag's leg postmortem in case the police challenge them.

Quantock Staghounds are holding a fundraiser ride tomorrow and they've tied a bunch of tat all over the hills! Typical lack of respect from them, you don't see other events make such a mess. And of course they aren't telling people what the fundraiser is for! @ActionAgainstS

Our report is up for the Quantock Staghounds disgusting display of cruelty on Monday m.facebook.com/story.php?sto… @wlguardian @RSPCA_official @BritishDeerSoc @ActionAgainstS @ProtectTheWild_ @alextomo @JournoJane @nationaltrust

THE STAG ESCAPED Quantock Staghounds today by running past crazed screaming riders onto @nationaltrust land Bicknoller Hill. Sabs presence prevented them from going after him. He had been chased for 3.5hrs in baking heat. Great teamwork with @wlguardian saved this stag's life.

Devon & Somerset Staghounds birthday flop. Today was meant to be a celebration meet for an ex-master who'd been promised the biggest stag in the area. Fortunately the stag ran onto a shooting estate and the hunt were unceremoniously kicked off and left empty handed! w/@wlguardian