This is the moment a farmer confronted self-styled hunt saboteurs who were trespassing on his land whilst ‘trying to disrupt a hunt.’
In the video, the farmer can be heard yelling, ‘You don’t know anything about the country, you’re f****** townie t****’, before apparently swiping a camera away from one of the demonstrators last Wednesday.
The footage, which was shared by the West Kent Hunt Sabs shows two men with their faces covered on a mini tractor, with another in a waxed jacket walking alongside.
And the waxed jacket-clad man becomes more and more irate with the saboteurs, shouting: ‘Go on, off my property. Off my property now.’
As the three men shepherd the saboteur off the land, an altercation then occurs.
The man can be heard shouting: ‘Go on, off my property. Off my property now’
As the three men shepherd the saboteur off the land, an altercation then occurs
The man then appears to lift his arms at her and her phone falls to the floor
The female saboteur says she is walking to a gate to exit the field and the farmer then says she is going the wrong way.
‘I’m walking, I’m walking,’ she says before the man then appears to lift his arms at her and her phone falls to the floor.
The sab, who did not want to be identified, claims that she was filming from some distance and had not intended to provoke an aggressive response from her trespassing.
She added: ‘For most of the day, it can be relatively civil because we both care about the horses and hounds.
‘We never want aggression but when they come at us in that way it definitely implies that something is going to happen and the stress level increases.’
The incident happened at Bethersden, near Ashford, last Wednesday.
Police are investigating.
The Kent Hounds is a pack of hounds formed by the The East Kent, Ashford Valley, West Street and Tickham hunts which have existed for more than 200 years.
The group is based in the village of Elham, south of the cathedral city of Canterbury.
They trail hunt twice a week throughout the season and offer social events, fun rides and other activities year round.
The sab, who did not want to be identified, said that she was filming from some distance
The Kent Hounds is a pack of hounds formed by the The East Kent, Ashford Valley, West Street and Tickham hunts which have existed for more than 200 years
The West Kent Hunt Sabs claim they follow the pack to ensure no foxes are worried or harmed.
Kent Police arrived on scene to take statements.
A spokesperson for the force said: ‘Kent Police attended following a report of a disturbance on land near Bull Hill, Bethersden, on the afternoon on Wednesday 15 November 2023.
‘Officers spoke to those present and allegations and a counter-allegation of assault were made.
‘An investigation to establish the full circumstances is ongoing.’