Oral history archive

Thirty-nine people gave recorded interviews about their views on fox hunting and the impact of the Hunting Act (2004) on their lives, livelihood and attitudes.

These interviews included people who:

Participate in and support fox hunting
Oppose and participate in anti-fox hunting activities
Support a 'middle way' or licensing option
Work in associated trades and industries

Download the list of interviewees from this project.

The full collection is available at Melton Carnegie Museum or the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

If you would like to make your own contribution to the oral history archive please contact The Keeper on tel. 01664 569946 or email museums@leics.gov.uk.

Interview extracts

You can listen to, or read, short extracts from a selection of interviews by clicking on the buttons below.

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These interviews are the Copyright of Leicestershire County Council. They are available to use as personal study or classroom activity only. When you download any of these interviews, either as a PDF document or an audio file, you agree to abide by these conditions. If you have any other intended purpose please contact the Keeper of Melton Carnegie Museum.

Middleway Campaigner	Jim Barrington	(3.32secs 1.24MB)
Hunt Saboteur	Sue	(4.03secs 1.42MB)
Rural Dweller	Juliette Baxter	(2.31secs 910KB)
Huntsman	Peter Collins	(2.24secs 870KB)
Hunt Monitor	Kevin Hill	(3.20secs 1.17MB)
Hunt Foot Follower	Anthony King	(2.51secs 1.0MB)
Tailor	Peter Ripley	(2.13secs 806KB)
IFAW Campaigner	Josey Sharrad	(2.14secs 810KB)

These interviews can also be used in the classroom as part of National Curriculum linked activities.