Four women protesting against the Crawley and Horsham Hunt today (8 January)
near Thakeham in West Sussex have been seriously injured after a hunt
supporter attacked them with a wooden pole.

15 hunt saboteurs in total had attended the hunt to save foxes using hunting
horns and harmless scent dulling sprays. The back window of one of their
cars was smashed in and 4 women were seriously injured by a hunt supporter
with a wooden pole. All the saboteurs present were threatened. One of the
saboteurs has received a broken arm. Another has a suspected broken elbow.

One of the saboteurs, Jaine, said "He just went mental. First he was
throwing a bucket full of liquid at us and then he started attacking us. He
even drove after us to smash the back window of the car"

Police and ambulance crews have attended the scene and the injured saboteurs
are being attended by paramedics. A man has been arrested by police.


Source:  http://www.arkangelweb.org
See also:  http://www.violenceinanimalrights.co.uk