Written by
IanP on
10 June, 2013 : 12:00
The League Against Cruel Sports has consistently opposed the badger cull, which since 1st June can commence anytime in the pilot areas of Gloucestershire and Somerset. This opposition is based on scie...
Written by
Katy on
17 May, 2013 : 17:00
The League visited Madrid to meet members of the culture committee to discuss the Proposed Legislative Initiative, which, if passed would protect the cruel practice of bullfighting.
Written by
Jennifer on
17 May, 2013 : 12:00
In April, the League had a stall at the Scottish Labour Conference. This is what we got up to...
Written by
IanP on
16 May, 2013 : 12:40
This week the League Against Cruel Sports took its campaign against snaring into parliament with the official launch of our manifesto and on-line petition to end snaring in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Written by
Jennifer on
07 May, 2013 : 10:00
The last review of snaring in Scotland led to the government placing more restrictions on the use of snares. But a recent case shows that only an outright ban is enough.
Written by
IanB on
30 April, 2013 : 13:30
The League’s Symposium on the Shooting Industry and Firearm Licensing, Gunning For Change, was a great success.
Written by
IanB on
22 April, 2013 : 15:25
As we countdown to the League’s Shooting Symposium, which is happening at Central Hall Westminster in London this Thursday 25th April, we set the plan for the day and what happens afterwards.
Written by
Katy on
22 April, 2013 : 14:05
On Tuesday 12th February 2013, the Spanish House of Representatives, backed by the pro bullfighting lobby, approved the passage of a legislative proposal, to consider protecting bullfighting as an intangible cultural heritage. In a 180-40 vote, the Parliament, where the governing conservative Popular Party (PP) has a majority, backed a petition signed by 590,000 people.
Written by
Jennifer on
08 April, 2013 : 12:00
The League recently attended SNP Spring Conference. Here's what we got up to...
Written by
Rebecca on
04 April, 2013 : 13:30
A year on from the deaths of the horses Synchronised and According to Pete at the Aintree Grand National 2012 and sadly, once again, profits and entertainment look to be taking precedence over animal welfare.
Written by
Emma on
03 April, 2013 : 17:00
As many of you will know, a large amount of illegal hunting goes on in Malta, both during and outside of the permitted hunting periods. Sadly, the Maltese killing season will soon be upon us again..
Written by
Jennifer on
22 March, 2013 : 07:00
Raptor poisoning in Scotland has been reduced - but are birds of prey being targeted in different ways?
Written by
Joe on
11 March, 2013 : 09:30
We have seen a 300% increase in badger persecution during December 2012 and it seems to be down to fox hunters.
Written by
Jennifer on
08 March, 2013 : 15:00
The League looks at a recent sporting rights controversy in Scotland
Written by
Mark on
05 March, 2013 : 16:00
N. Ireland is the only region of the UK in which hunting with hounds is still a legal act of cruelty. Why are politicians not addressing this issue?
Written by
Christina on
21 February, 2013 : 08:00
The League is asking its supporters to help us protect animals in Scotland from air gun injuries.
Written by
IanP on
20 February, 2013 : 12:00
The League Against Cruel Sports was delighted to attend, and have a stall, at the annual Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) seminar at Kew Gardens last Wednesday.
PAW is a DEFRA mul...
Written by
IanP on
20 February, 2013 : 10:30
Last week Chris Williamson, Member of Parliament for Derby North and a trustee of the League, held an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons on policing violence at hunts. You can watch the debate...
Written by
Joe on
08 February, 2013 : 16:45
This is a very dangerous time. All this will go on behind closed doors. In the corridors, tearooms and bars of the House of Commons, MP’s will be nobbled by the pro-hunt lobby.
Written by
Jennifer on
04 February, 2013 : 10:00
The end of the pheasant season brings the killing of these birds for sport to an end - for now...
Written by
Emma on
28 January, 2013 : 14:00
This month, however there is good news from Zambia, with the announcement that the country has banned the hunting of lions and other endangered wild cats, such as leopards, because of the rapid decline in their numbers.
Written by
IanP on
23 January, 2013 : 16:00
National Wildlife Crime Unit secures funding for a further year.
Written by
IanP on
11 January, 2013 : 16:00
Last year ended with hunting, and the League’s campaign to protect the Hunting Act, dominating the news. From the Heythrop Hunt prosecution just before Christmas, to the announcement on Boxing D...
Written by
Joe on
27 December, 2012 : 16:00
Owen Patterson is a blood sports enthusiast who wants to repeal the Hunting Act so his friends can rampage around the country ripping our wildlife to shreds with their packs of hounds.
He knows the m...
Written by
IanB on
12 December, 2012 : 17:00
Some great news for animal lovers from across the Atlantic Ocean. Costa Rica has become the first Latin American country to ban hunting as a sport, after a unanimous and final vote from its Congress earlier this week.
Written by
IanP on
12 December, 2012 : 15:05
Politics has changed in Britain. The traditional distinction between left and right has been overtaken by a new wave of diverse independent thinkers and pressure groups. As membership of political par...
Written by
Katy on
05 December, 2012 : 06:00
Sir David Attenborough shows his support for the badger cull campaign by appearing in a new christmas music video.
Written by
Katy on
30 November, 2012 : 17:00
If you had to decide, then what would you set as a minimum age limit for those wishing to buy magazines which promote firearms and air weapons?
This debate has been sparked again by the recent...
Written by
IanP on
30 November, 2012 : 16:45
The League Against Cruel Sports has welcomed the news from the Welsh Government that over 1,400 badgers have already been vaccinated against bovine TB in parts of west Wales, known as an Intensive Act...
Written by
IanP on
30 November, 2012 : 12:10
The media are reporting today on the first direct evidence of a link between the transmission of Bovine TB between badgers and cattle, following a report published in the medical journal PloS Pathogens, which was supported by health charity, the Wellcome Trust and various scientists.
Written by
IanP on
26 November, 2012 : 14:00
Last week, the League Against Cruel Sports took its campaigns to Westminster, holding a series of meetings with half a dozen Members of Parliament from both the Conservative and Labour Party.
The L...
Written by
Katy on
23 November, 2012 : 15:00
The Scottish Government have announced that the new snaring legislation will come into force as of today. The changes now in effect mean that all snare operators must be trained and then registered, a...
Written by
IanP on
15 November, 2012 : 17:00
Today is an important day in politics, with the election of 41 Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales.
Written by
Christina on
14 November, 2012 : 12:00
Yet another gruesome fire bull festival takes place in Spain as they continue to request its protection under UNESCO
Written by
Katy on
10 November, 2012 : 10:00
We have been flooded with emails lately about the plight of the Galgo dogs in Spain. The Spanish greyhound, or Galgo is one of the most persecuted of all dog breeds.
Written by
IanB on
05 November, 2012 : 09:00
Thursday 15th November will see the first ever Police and Crime Commissioners election take place, where approximately three hundred and fifty candidates compete for the forty-one posts available.
Written by
Katy on
01 November, 2012 : 16:00
I would like to say a huge thank you to all those involved with helping us fight against the badger cull so far. This is a campaign that plays close to my heart so I feel privileged to have been a part of the developments which led us to last week’s majority vote in the House of Commons against the badger cull
Written by
IanB on
29 October, 2012 : 16:00
The League's visit to the West Midlands Vegan Festival
Written by
IanP on
26 October, 2012 : 12:00
The League Against Cruel Sports has just spent an amazingly successful few days in Parliament, which culminated in a decisive vote in the House of Commons on Thursday evening (25th October) to abandon...
Written by
IanB on
17 October, 2012 : 09:00
The intense public debate around the badger cull returned to Parliament again yesterday, when, after a very well attended meeting, the Backbench Business Committee of MPs agreed to a six hour House of...
Written by
Emma on
16 October, 2012 : 13:30
Team Badger yesterday brought the anti badger cull debate to Parliament. Brian May and Bill Oddie, along with the League Against Cruel Sports, RSPCA, IFAW and other parties, made the case against the cull to around 30 Members of Parliament.
Written by
Christina on
12 October, 2012 : 10:00
The League Against Cruel Sports has rounded off an extremely successful conference season in Birmingham with the Conservative Party.
Written by
Christina on
11 October, 2012 : 14:30
We’ve had many calls already this year from concerned League supporters asking who we recommend they vote for in this year’s National Trust Council Elections.
Written by
Christina on
04 October, 2012 : 13:15
The League were shocked but sadly not surprised by the deaths at April’s Grand National race earlier this year. Unfortunately the outcome of the official inquiry has left us feeling equally depressed.
Written by
Christina on
04 October, 2012 : 09:11
The French Constitutional Council has recently upheld the right to host bullfights in some parts of France where bullfighting is classed as part of the region’s cultural heritage.
Written by
Christina on
03 October, 2012 : 14:15
The League Against Cruel Sports has just completed a second successful week of the political party conference season, this time in Manchester with the Labour Party.
Written by
Katy on
29 September, 2012 : 17:00
The League’s 7th Annual Isle of Wight Wildlife day really went down a storm this year. I’m trailing though some of the ‘post’ press this end which I’m happy to report is all really positive.
Written by
Christina on
26 September, 2012 : 16:00
The League Against Cruel Sports has just returned from a successful trip to the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton. We visited a number of important fringe events, starting with the always popular RSPCA beer and curry night.
Written by
Undercover Investigator on
26 September, 2012 : 12:24
As an ex police detective I have worked alongside sex offenders, prosecuted armed robbers and interviewed murderers yet over a year into my role gathering intelligence on wildlife criminals I am still amazed at their treatment of other living creatures. The recent prosecution of the Meynall and South Staffordshire Hunt has reminded me what humans are capable of.
Written by
Emma on
13 September, 2012 : 15:25
On Tuesday (11h September) afternoon, Team Badger consisting of the League Against Cruel Sports, Save Me, the RSPCA, Humane Society International (HSI), and a host of local campaign groups, held a national rally against the badger cull in Bristol.