Scum Remover

What better way to hunt Britain's fastest land mammal than on foot with small hounds? Yet that's what beagle and basset packs do. Fortunately, sabs are also ready to stop them whenever they can. Gizzie spoke with a member of Severn Vale Hunt Saboteurs about hare hunting on foot and what sabbing it looks like today. And there's a brief interlude about so-called 'trap hares'. - A PDF of John Phibbs's Field Sports and Brownian Design can be found here: https://scumremover.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/field-sports-and-brownian-design.pdf - Check out Severn Vale Hunt Saboteurs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SevernValeSabs/ Closing song is "The Hare's Lament" by Susan McKeown.

Helping a fox, hare or deer cover their scent is one of the most basic methods of sabotaging hunting. But there is some skill in choosing when and where to use it. So Gizzie Rascal spoke with former HSA tactics officer Colin Skilton about how to effectively use citronella, both as a pre- and post-spray. There is also a bit of history on the term 'red herring'. - Tactics section of the HSA website: https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/tactics/hsa-tactics/ - Wordhistories.net article on the term red herring: https://wordhistories.net/2017/07/06/red-herring-origin/ Featured image is by Shropshire Hunt Saboteurs. Closing track is "Pigs In a Blanket" by Rudimentary Peni.

A person's race/ethnicity doesn't matter until it matters, so Gizzie speaks with Ico about being a person of colour amongst a very white sabbing community. - The academic study from which the quote about the Countryside Alliance is taken can be read here: https://sci-hub.st/https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512117696417 - The 2003 Telegraph article can be read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1440489/Black-woman-is-new-face-of-the-hunt.html - See the Countryside Alliance advert featuring Sarah Lake here: https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/black-huntswoman-sarah-lake-launching-new-advert-426904a Closing song is "I Heard You Want Your Country Back" by Bob Vylan.

Puffer was attacked by badger baiters while trying to defend a sett in April 2021. He was left nearly for dead, but clambered back to life and lived to tell the tale. https://scumremover.wordpress.com/2021/10/31/episode-37-attacked-by-badger-baiters/

Something a little different. A mixtape filled with folk punk, protest folk and a couple of sea shanties for good measures. Stitched together with samples from across the board to brighten up those long rides home after a hard day in the fields.

Part 2 of Gizzie's chat with Mel Broughton. This time Mel shares his experiences as a hunt saboteur both in his early days and since he's been released from prison, and talk about how sabs have long been the backbone of the UK's animal rights movement. There's also a bit of shit-talking about today's so-called 'vegans'. Hosted by Gizzie Rascal. Produced by Aggy T. Closing song is "Boxing Day" by Rob Johnson.

Mel Broughton's activity has spanned the animal rights spectrum. He's most familiar as a face of SPEAC and SPEAK, the anti-vivisection campaigns. However, he also has a long history with hunt sabotage. In this first of two parts, Gizzie Rascal talks to Mel about his background, time with the SPEAC/SPEAK campaigns and the scourge of undercover coppers. Hosted by Gizzie Rascal. Produced by Aggy T. - SPEAK website: https://speakcampaigns.org/ - SPEAK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeakCampaign - Undercover Research Group's article on SPEAK: https://undercoverresearch.net/2016/07/13/the-case-of-gary-r-abigail-l/ Closing song is "ACAB" by ZillaKami.

Lancashire Hunt Sabs tackle some of the most difficult sabbing terrain in this country. However, the hills and fells of the Lake District aren't all negative: they also offer a number of tactical advantages to sabs. And that's essential because the fell packs targeted by the Lancashire group are particularly gruesome and bloodthirsty. We chatted to Duncan from the group to find out more. Hosted by Gizzie Rascal. Produced by Aggy T. - Lancashire Hunt Sabs Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/lancashire.huntsabs - Stop Hunting on the Nation's Land Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Stop-Hunting-on-the-Nations-Land-110530057004500 - Scum Remover episode with National Dis-Trust here: https://scumremover.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/episode-12-national-dis-trust/ Closing song is "Deceptive Ideals" by Polemic.

Melbourne sabs were one of the first groups this podcast spoke to, way back in 2018. A lot has happened since then. Gizzie Rascal caught up with the group to learn more about how things have changed, progressed and gone horribly right or wrong. At the time of recording, Australia's hunting season was about to begin; at the time of publishing, the coronavirus pandemic has put a stop to all such activities. The immediatre future of hunting in the country - as in the UK - is uncertain. But this episode should nonetheless be an interesting listen. - Melbourne Hunt Saboteurs Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneHuntSabs/ Opening song is "Baptism" by Crystal Castles. Closing song is "Gates of Hell" by Antagonist AD.

I spoke to Mendip Hunt Sabs, a relatively new group that nonetheless has carved a name out for itself in difficult circumstances. It almost solely takes on the Mendip Farmers Hunt, which is beloved by Tory psuedo-gent and Ian Bone's favourite father, Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Traps and snares are all too common within hunt country. You'll no doubt have come across loads of them while sabbing, and likely when spending non-sab time in the countryside as well. I was interested to learn more bout them from someone that specialises in the intentions and effects of these devices, so I contacted Simon from the National Anti-Snaring Campaign to hear what he had to say. - The National Anti-Snaring Campaign website has photos of many trap and snare designs. - Against Corvid Traps website. - Moorland Monitors has good videos on different types of traps on its Facebook page.

Gizzie Rascal speaks to a sab experienced in drone piloting to find out more about how they could effective in sabotaging hunts. Closing song is "Berkshire Cunt" by Conflict.

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks to Giacomo Giorgi, director of new documentary On the Wild Side. The film takes an on-the-ground look at anti-hunting and anti-poaching movements around the world. People and groups around the world may be separated by tens, hundreds or thousands of miles, but they are all taking action against animal oppression. On the Wild Side includes a section on hunt sabs in the UK, and we spend some time talking about this part of the film. - On the Wild Side website: https://www.onthewildsideinitiative.com - On the Wild Side Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onthewildsideinitiative/ - On the Wild Side Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onthewildsideinitiative/ - Which Side podcast episode featuring Tommy Knowles (for reference, as the audio no longer works): https://whichsidepodcast.com/tommy-knowles-wildlife-defence-league/ Closing song is "They Like to Kill" from the On the Wild Side soundtrack. Kindly provided by Java Films / FM Records.

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks to Frank from Hunt Saboteurs Ireland. This new network of groups is just taking off, so we got in at the ground floor to learn more about the groups involved and what hunting is like in the country. Closing song is "The Hunt (The Saboteurs Revenge)" by The Apostles.

As they sat in a hedge, someone from Underground Badger Syndicate spoke to us about life in the badger cull zones. We looked at what a cull sab's daily routine might look like, what motivates badger murderers, and why one farmer basically sabotaged himself. - Donate to Underground Badger Syndicate via Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/fuckthecull1 - Underground Badger Syndicate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/undergroundbadgersyndicate/ - Underground Badger Syndicate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anarcho_badger - Underground Badger Syndicate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undergroundbadgersyndicate/ - Promo video by the group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQxbGFWj2dA - Read more about prisoner Matthias here: https://www.cotizup.com/cagnotteantirepression Closing song is "Slaughter of the Innocents" by Toni Bunnell.

This episode looks at fell hunting, or hunting foxes on foot in Cumbria and Wales. Gizzie Rascal caught up with Paul of the North Went Hunt Saboteurs Association once again to find out more about this localised form of fox hunting and some of the unique tactics required to sab it. Please visit the webpage for a full list of active fell packs in England and Wales today. Closing song is "Hunt the Hunters" by Love and Liberate.

In which Gizzie Rascal continues speaking to Simon, chair of the HSA, and diverse a little bit from the mechanics of the committee. Amongst other things we talked about shooting, a total ban on hunting, the League Against Cruel Sports, and fighting oppression on all fronts. Apologies for the popping, clicking and skipping in the audio. Hunt Saboteurs Association website here: https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ Closing song is "This Green, Unpleasant Land" by Roughneck Riot.

After a year and a half, we finally spoke with the Hunt Saboteurs Association itself. In the first of this two-part episode with chair Simon, we cover the role of the HSA committee and a brief overview of its history. - Hunt Saboteurs Association website: https://www.huntsabs.org.uk/ Closing song is "Out of Touch" by Revulsion.

In which Gizzie Rascal spoke to Lynn Sawyer about her time as part of the hunt, what it was like to leave, and the state of hunting today. This conversation covers a lot of ground including badgers, HIT's fox cubs case, and why hunting is a dying pastime. Settle in.

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks to Pip from Action Against Foxhunting. This public awareness campaign is young and yet has seen some dramatic success. To find out more we talked about the roots of the group, how it operates, and some of its notable achievements such as the banning of the Western Hunt from St Ives, Cornwall. - Action Against Foxhunting website here: - https://www.actionagainstfoxhunting.org Action Against Foxhunting on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ACTIONAGAINSTFOXHUNTING - Action Against Foxhunting on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ActionAgainstF Closing song is "Fox Hunt" by Mike and Frank and their Brothers and Sisters.

In which Gizzie Rascal spoke to Paul Timpson of the North West Hunt Saboteurs Association about mink hunts. The summer season is coming so the bloodthirsty hunt scum are about to take up their walking sticks and venture out across the streams and tributaries of Britain in search of the unfairly maligned mink (and perhaps the occasional otter). - North West Hunt Saboteurs Association mink hunting sab tactics here: http://www.nwhsa.org.uk/mink_hunting.html - Read about Mike Huskisson's experiences with mink hunts here: http://www.acigawis.org.uk/bloodsports/minkhunting Closing song is "Hunters Will Be Hunted" by Heaven Shall Burn.

In which Gizzie Rascal provides an audio hit report of the international sab on a stag hunt in the Compiegne Forest, France. - You can read an English-language hit report in the Spring 2019 issue of Howl. - Read a French hit report here: http://ava-picardie.org/2018/12/10/action-internationale-contre-venerie/ Closing song is "La Chasse" by Henri Tachen.

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks to Joe Hashman from Hounds Off. Joe discusses the ins and outs of the group, its success in raising the profile of hunt trespass, and why the work it does is an important contribution to the movement against hunting. Hounds Off website: http://www.houndsoff.co.uk/ Hounds Off Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HoundsOff/ Hounds Off Twitter: https://twitter.com/HoundsOff IFAW’s Trail of Lies report: https://www.ifaw.org/united-kingdom/our-work/wildlife-trade/uncovering-trail-lies Closing song is “Death Isn’t So Sweet” by Alternative.

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks to Joe Hashman of Hounds Off about stag hunting. While fox, hare and mink hunts get the bulk of sab attention in the UK, stag hunts often go unattended. In this episode we try to introduce and understand the state of stag and deer hunting today. - Hounds Off website here: http://www.houndsoff.co.uk/ - Somerset Wildlife Crime Facebook here: https://en-gb.facebook.com/somersetwildlife/ - Teresa’s encounter with the Quantock Staghounds here: http://www.houndsoff.co.uk/archives/staghunting-and-so-it-continues/ - Full text of the Bateson Enquiry into hunting here: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080727002638/http://www.huntinginquiry.gov.uk/mainsections/report.pdf Closing song is “Things That Make Us Different” by Perkie.

In which Mr Whippy finds out more about using the horn for sabotaging hunts. Find out about the best models to get, how to use it, and the different types of horn calls. Song is "The Hunt" by Morrow: https://morrowpunx.bandcamp.com

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks to North Cambs Hunt Sabs about their ongoing war of attrition with the Fitzwilliam Hunt. Closing song is "A Minority Pastime" by Maria Daines, from the documentary of the same name. - North Cambs Hunt Sabs Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/northcambssabs/ - North Cambs Hunt Sabs Twitter page here: https://twitter.com/NCambsHuntSabs

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks with West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs about their campaign against the Atherstone, bastard coppers and the BBC documentary. Closing song is "Hunt Scum" by Lifegrab. - West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs website here: https://network23.org/westmidshuntsabs/ - West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/WestMidsHuntSabs/ - Video of two coppers standing around watching the Atherstone hunt illegally here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYVLo8A_SY4 - BBC documentary 'The Hunt: Battle in the Countryside' here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0663yhb

In which we read an excerpt from Philip Windeatt's 1982 booklet The Hunt and the Anti-Hunt. We have chosen to read just the first and most significant section, "The History of Foxhunting: A State of Mind", as it gives an insightful deep dive into the history of fox, deer and hare hunting as it's practiced in the UK today as well as a history of its opposition. The full text can be found at the Talon Conspiracy.

In which a member of National Dis-Trust speaks to Gizzie Rascal about taking on Britain's largest private landowner. The National Trust owns nearly 250,000 hectares of land and in the past has licensed 70+ hunts per season. But a small group of sabs, monitors and other anti-hunting campaigners are determined to end the charity's accommodation of so-called 'trail hunting'. - National Dis-Trust Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/NTDistrust/ - National Dis-Trust Twitter here: https://twitter.com/nt_distrust - Petition to get hunts off Forestry Commission land here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/227405 - Helen Beynon article about meeting with the National Trust here: http://www.houndsoff.co.uk/archives/members-meeting-with-national-trust-statement-by-helen-beynon/ Closing song is "The Side of the Fox" by Steve White and the Protest Family.

In which Tommy Woodward speaks with Gizzie Rascal about his ~25 years as a hunt saboteur. Let Tommy regale you with tales about how he stopped sabbing but couldn't stay away, life in a market town surrounded by the hunt, and why a sausage roll almost ended his sab career before it even began. Closing song is "Bloody Trophy" by Lost Cherrees.

In which John Smith of the HSA speaks with Mr Whippy about the Gizmo. (Irony, yes.) There is a brief history of the device and a whole bunch of discussion on how best to use it. Essential listening for the start of the season! Plus find out a little about the HSA's new book. Closing song is "Hunt Fox Hunters" by Agathocles.

In which Florence of Unoffensive Animal speaks with Gizzie Rascal about the group and its aims. Topics covered include sabbing (obviously), the ALF and Save Movement, and hunt sabotage as anarchic praxis. - Unoffensive Animal Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/LiberateOrDie/ - Unoffensive Animal Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/unoffensiveanimal/ - Unoffensive Animal Twitter here: https://twitter.com/liberateordie - Read more from Unoffensive Animal if the first issue of The Agitator here: http://www.section5poa.co.uk/agitator/ - Listen to the Carol J Adams episode of AR Zone here: http://www.arzonepodcasts.com/2018/05/arzone-total-liberation-interview-14.html - Read Joe Hashman's HSA AGM talk here: http://www.houndsoff.co.uk/archives/front-lines-foxylove/ Closing track is "Hunt the Rich" by Oi Polloi, used with kind permission of the band.

In which Mr Whippy speaks with animal liberation legend Ronnie Lee - or, as the film Okja describes him, "some guy from the 1970s [who] wrote a fucking credo". Ronnie discusses his entry into animal rights and hunt sabotage, early sabbing experiences, and the fledgling days of the Animal Liberation Front. * Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/generalronnielee * Twitter here: https://twitter.com/0ronnielee0 * Ronnie Lee biography, "The Animals' Freedom Fighter" available from Active Distribution here: https://www.activedistributionshop.org/shop/books/4388-the-animals-freedom-fighter.html

In which Mr Whippy and Gizzie Rascal do their first face-to-face podcast with animal rights legend Mike Huskisson. This is the first in a series of interviews with Mike and covers his early years growing up, starting out as a sab, and the first round of undercover work he undertook. - Visit Mike's website for the Animal Cruelty Investigation Group here: http://www.acigawis.org.uk - Find Mike on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/mike.huskisson.5 - Find Mike on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Acigawis - Buy copies of Mike's books at the Hounds Off shop here: http://www.houndsoff.co.uk/shop/ - Read Outfoxed for free online at Google Books. Closing track is "Outfoxed" by Chumbawamba.

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks with Lewis Keen, a Labour councillor for Exeter. When not handling issues in the city, he's out dealing with issues in the countryside. By disrupting hunts. We talk about how sabbing and being a councillor interact, Labour and the Hunting Act, and different approaches to the police. - Lewis's Twitter can be found here: https://twitter.com/cllrlewiskeen - Devon County Hunt Saboteurs Facebook can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/devoncountyhuntsaboteurs - Dig out video mentioned can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/devoncountyhuntsaboteurs/videos/1445845815523782 - DevonLive article can be found here: https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/fox-hunting-lewis-keen-exeter-1235526 Thank you to Cistem Failure for permission to use "The Hunt" as the closing song. Find them on bandcamp here: https://cistemfailure.bandcamp.com

In which Mr Whippy speaks to Flo and Kevin of Grampian Hunt Sabs. There's all sorts of talk about the Scottish sab camp, regional differences in sabbing, and why almost everyone can contribute to the joyous burden of hunt sabotage. - Grampian Hunt Sabs Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/GrampianHuntSabs - Watch the recent Unilad documentary featuring Grampian Hunt Sabs here: https://youtu.be/VSvD09AaAXY - SabFest 2018 music festival here: https://www.facebook.com/events/585053715226983 Closing song is "The Saboteur's Song" by Jez Lowe.

In which Mr Whippy speaks with our most geographically distant friends, Melbourne Hunt Saboteurs. Listen to two members of MHS talk about how they've already made plenty of friends and enemies in Australia during their short time as a group. Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneHuntSabs/ Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/melbournehuntsabs/ Coalition Against Duck Shooting here: http://www.duck.org.au/ Closing song is "Hunt Scum" by Age of Chaos.

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks with a member of Hunt Saboteurs Sweden about making life hell for people shooting wolves and chasing foxes in Sweden. And THAT sab van. Hunt Saboteurs Sweden Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/HuntSaboteursSweden/ The video of a sab getting sat on by a hunter here: https://www.facebook.com/HuntSaboteursSweden/videos/328498827649481/ Closing song is "Die Wolfhater Die!" by Follow Him to the End of the Desert. Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/fhteod/

In which Mr Whippy speaks with Flo of Grampian Hunt Sabs about her page Hunting Dog & Horse Incidents. The page collects information from hit reports and news stories about the cruelty that hunting inflicts on the dogs and horses used to murder wildlife. Hunting Dog & Horse Incidents FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/HuntingDogandHorseIncidents/ Grampian Hunt Sabs FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/GrampianHuntSabs/ The book Flo mentions, Riding on the Power of Others, can be found here: https://veganpublishers.com/multimedia-archive/riding-on-the-power-of-others/

In which Gizzie Rascal speaks with the anti-fascist, YPG volunteer, sab and very cuddly Charlie the Fox. Find Charlie the Fox on Twitter at twitter.com/SabCharlie Find the Radical People Podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Radical_Podcast Find Revello on Bandcamp at https://revello.bandcamp.com