It was 1972 and Mike Huskisson had saved his money to purchase aniseed oil from the local chemist. But his plan wasn’t to use it as a herbal remedy.….
By Aidan Frere-Smith at sentient media about Mike Huskisson @AcigawisSept 2022 via thefreeonline
Huskisson lived in a small traditional English village where the exploits of hunting were discussed openly, often in gory detail in the local pub.
At first, Huskisson would try to debate the ethics of hunting with his neighbors, but ultimately he became frustrated with their lack of compassion, and decided he needed to do more.
Inspired by the French Resistance tactics to fool German tracker dogs, Huskisson set out the night before the local fox hunt were meeting, dragging oil-soaked rags across the surrounding fields in the countryside.
Alone and scared, he knew that he could be subject to violence if caught, so he moved quietly, taking care not to be seen, telling no one of what he had done. /continues below
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Lord Mancroft loved to hunt with Prince Charles.. (now our glorious KING) Mancroft the ex-heroin addict who stole from his sister to fund his drug habit. Mancroft who made shameful comments against the NHS nurses who helped save his life. Just the man to lead the hunting world.
The following day, the hunt descended into utter chaos, as the smell of oil distracted the hunting hounds. This was the first of many undercover efforts to disrupt animal exploitation, the beginning of a journey that is still going strong for Huskisson, 50 years later.
From Saboteur to Double-Agent
stag as souvenirs to children (1981). Credit: Mike Huskisson.
Huskisson joined the Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) that year and began to disrupt hunts on a regular basis. Whether by laying fake trails, masking animal scents or taking control of the pack of hounds using horn calls, he foiled the hunters’ efforts to hunt wildlife. The tactics he used then continue to be used today.
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