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THU 07 JUN 12

A Minority Pastime
(Michael Dixon / 106 mins / 2010 / UK)

Benefit for Bristol Hunt Saboteurs

Warning: This film contains strong language, violence and scenes of animal cruelty.

7.30pm
£3 (all proceeds go to Bristol Hunt Sabs)



When Slad Valley resident Nisa Ward witnessed a deer torn apart by out-of-control hunting hounds her life changed forever. As a child lost in the woods of a grim fairy tale, she unearths a shocking world of cruelty, violence and fear. This film follows her journey of discovery as she tries to understand why the right to hunt and kill animals for sport is so important to a small, but very powerful, group of English people.

"This startling new feature-length documentary highlights the issues surrounding hunting with hounds and how ordinary people are often adversely affected by it. The film was started by Nisa Ward, on a shoestring budget, after the tranquillity of her idyllic Cotswolds hamlet was twice shattered by invasions from out of control hounds chasing wild animals. She began by investigating similar incidents. Nisa reveals an untold story – of ordinary people who find their peace and security ruined by hunt intrusion. Penwith resident Amanda Richardson speaks movingly of how her beloved pet cat was literally torn to pieces by hounds from the Western Hunt in 2009. The near despairing accounts of a Midlands couple and a single lady goat farmer from Devon, who seem unable to gain any relief from constant intrusion, are equally arresting.The conduct of hunting since the ban in 2005 is also examined. Experienced monitors’ testimony and footage raise serious questions as whether hunts really are, as they claim, acting within the current law. Nisa gives the hunters ample opportunities to explain their behaviour, but the accumulation of hideous images and contrary testimony so skilfully interwoven powerfully contradicts them.”
- Alan Kirby and Nina Johnson, The Cornishman

www.aminoritypastime.net





All proceeds from this screening will go to BRISTOL HUNT SABOTEURS. Hunt Saboteurs have been using the same basic tactics since their inception 48 years ago; the underlying principle being to directly intervene in a day’s hunting, to tip the scales more in the favour of the hunted animal, mainly by delaying or confusing the hounds.

By observing how hunts operate, reading the available literature and with some lateral thinking, Hunt Saboteurs worked out that they could give hunted animals that extra bit of time to make good their escape from the jaws of the hounds, and on occasions render a whole day’s hunting useless.

Using hunting horns in a similar manner to the huntsman, Saboteurs found they could take control of a pack, or at least cause enough confusion for the quarry to slip away. Voice calls to attract the hounds or to fool the hunt staff into thinking their quarry has gone in another direction are extremely effective, as are cracking whips to send the hounds back off the scent line of an animal or away from road or railway lines.

Pungent lemon oil sprays are used if the path of the animal has been seen, which serve to mask the animal’s scent and further delay the hounds progress. More recently, amplified tape recordings of a pack of hounds in full cry have been used to encourage the real pack of hounds away from the animal they are chasing and over to the Saboteurs, out of harms way.

After years of speculation, hunting with hounds was banned in England & Wales in 2005, however most hunts continue much as they did before. The police rarely help enforce the Hunting Act, due to a combination of ignorance on hunting techniques, interpretation of the law, and bias towards those who hunt and against those who try to stop it. In theory, hunting with hounds is a thing of the past but in practice countless animals are pursued and ripped to pieces by hunts in the UK every week.

Bristol Hunt Saboteurs have years of hands-on experience in taking action to save the lives of countless hunted animals every year. By using tried and tested methods such as horn blowing and voice calls. The group operate throughout the South West of England, and sometimes beyond, during hunting season. They are constantly on the lookout for new Saboteurs to join them out in the fields so if you are interested get in touch with them through their website: www.network23.org/bristolhuntsabs