A fox hunt involves:

• A pack of 30-40 hounds. A hunt will keep two or more such packs and often another pack for breeding.
• A huntsman. An employee of the hunt, who is responsible for controlling the hounds.
• Whippers-in. Mounted hunters who assist the huntsman.
• Masters. Wealthy patrons of the hunt. Generally keen hunters who pay for the privilege of the position of Master.
• Riders. A group varying in number from a couple of dozen to several hundred, depending on the hunt. They are led by the Masters and follow the hunt on horseback.
• Terriermen. When a fox goes to ground, they use terriers to flush it out, or to trap it while they dig it out and kill it. Generally they are the most bloodthirsty hunt members.
• Fence menders who repair the fences damaged by the hunt.
• Car support. Follow the hunt in vehicles. As the hunt chases across country, they usually see very little.

The picture above shows the basic techniques that hunt saboteurs use to disrupt a hunt and save an animal's life. We use various pieces of equipment to sabotage fox hunts:

• Hunting Horn: A huntsman uses a horn to give instructions to his hounds. We use the same sounds to create confusion amongst them- stopping them when they are on a scent or encouraging them on when they are going the wrong way. Voice calls are also used in the same way.
• Whip: A huntsman’s whip is used to make hounds behave: we use the sound of the whip to stop them when they are on a scent.
• Spray: A pack of hounds hunt by scent alone. We use a spray containing a lemon smell, which is repulsive to dogs, to cover fox scents.
• Gizmo: This is a tape player with amplifier. A tape of the sound a pack of hounds make when on the scent of a fox is played. The hounds think that the sound is a real pack and run towards it.
• Cameras: Hunters do not want people to know what hunting is really like, so they do not like the presence of cameras. We also use them to deter and record acts of violence against sabs.