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14 January, 2011 : 09:21
Against the backdrop of draconian style cuts in public service spending the Environment is losing in the political battlefield to be recognised as a priority. One cannot directly compare it to other D...
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on
13 January, 2011 : 11:53
You will have seen the fantastic news from Leicester magistrates court yesterday where Derek Hopkins and Kevin Allen, both of the Fernie Hunt, were found guilty of offences under the Hunting Act and t...
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on
12 January, 2011 : 12:37
A supporter of the League has contacted us with a depressing link to something that might provoke a double-take from many of you... or then again, maybe not. I have to confess up front I thought it wa...
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on
12 January, 2011 : 06:00
Let me start by explaining who Bert is and by clarifying that we are in fact talking about his series of short briefing notes to MSPs and not in fact his underwear.
Bert is a gamekeeper who by his ...
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Katy on
11 January, 2011 : 15:47
Given that Coca-Cola have not exactly displayed the most glowing track record to date, it comes as no surprise to hear that they are still visibly supporting bullfights and the Rodeo. The joke here ho...
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on
11 January, 2011 : 09:23
So the Hunting Act doesn’t work? Interesting, try telling that to 19 year old Matthew Swinbank. I imagine that the teenager who had admitted three charges, including hunting a wild mammal with dogs co...
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on
10 January, 2011 : 18:17
A Hunt Crimewatch advert placed by the League in the Cambrian Trader newspaper is already causing quite a stir amongst the local hunting community. Message boards on hunting websites, including Horse ...
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on
10 January, 2011 : 14:04
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has announced plans to hold a plebiscite on the issue of bullfighting. Mr Correa is a vociferous opponent of the bloodsport, which he describes as a “spectacle of vi...
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on
07 January, 2011 : 11:55
It has been an interesting Christmas and New Year, with the hunters in full retreat. Paper after paper has run with the line that the government are not going to bring the Hunting Act debate back to p...
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on
07 January, 2011 : 10:13
No not North End - although with only 19 points from 24 games this season they could clearly do with all the support they can get! – I am in fact addressing everyone in this great Lancashire town.
T...
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on
07 January, 2011 : 00:01
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06 January, 2011 : 13:02
It has now been confirmed that the government are proposing to go ahead with the largest sale of public land in English history. Seven hundred and fifty thousand hectares and no less than a thousand a...
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Christina on
06 January, 2011 : 09:07
An article in the Sporting Gun next month is highlighting the problem of hare coursing which is continuing to cause a serious decline to Brown Hare numbers.
Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, ...
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on
05 January, 2011 : 12:39
For many of us January presents an opportunity to wipe the slate clean and resolve to lead a healthier lifestyle. Central to this endeavour is the goal of fitness through regular exercise. Over at the...
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Katy on
05 January, 2011 : 08:00
Just a little quote I thought I would share with you from the original Dr.Dolittle film shown over Christmas.
“…and I have nothing but contempt for people whose idea of pleasure is to take a defe...
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Christina on
02 January, 2011 : 09:23
October 2010 marked the beginning of my third year working at the League and I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by. It seems like only the other day I cautiously entered the office in a place ...
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on
01 January, 2011 : 09:18
This article originally appeared on the Discussion Point website.
I would like to see legislation across the UK which makes it a crime to provide any child below the age of 18 with a gun or ammunit...
Written by
on
31 December, 2010 : 08:32
The general election and subsequent change of government must count as one of the most significant events of the year, and during the election period, we took our six foot fox to various constituencie...
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on
31 December, 2010 : 07:11
What I would like to say to you all is ‘Happy New Year’, but I fear that happiness is going to be in rather short supply next year. Times are very clearly going to be tough not just for the League but...
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on
31 December, 2010 : 00:01
In our final video blog of 2010, Christina reviews the League's latest polling and media coverage of the traditional Boxing Day hunt. Her colleagues from the Campaigns Team also introduce some of our ...
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on
30 December, 2010 : 08:55
In February, the League underwent a major rebranding exercise and as part of the launch of our new website, we published the 'Celebrity Shock' film, to highlight the horrific nature of hunting with ho...
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on
29 December, 2010 : 06:44
On the 'Glorious' Twelfth of August, we published a new film showing just how cruel the shooting industry really is. It explodes the myth of birds being killed and falling to the ground dead, and star...
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on
28 December, 2010 : 09:02
Earlier in the year, the League launched its new Fighting Dogs campaign, highlighting the increasing problem of dog fighting, badger and fox baiting, and terrierwork. We were delighted to receive the ...
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on
27 December, 2010 : 07:11
Over the next few days we'll be posting some of our favourite and the most significant film clips added to our YouTube channel this year. This follows Friday's video blog which reflected on the year p...
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on
25 December, 2010 : 15:00
The theme of the Queen’s speech today has centred on the role of sport in national life. The Queen has praised individuals across the country for giving up their time, often in a voluntary capacity to...
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Christina on
25 December, 2010 : 13:18
It seems the Welsh Assembly has made another gaffe when trying to justify their proposed badger cull.
Over 26,000 homes in the proposed cull area were sent an information leaflet in October 2010 whi...
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on
24 December, 2010 : 12:37
This morning listeners to Radio 4’s Today programme had the pleasure of hearing an address from his Holiness Pope Benedict XVI during the show’s much anticipated ‘Thought for the Day’ segment. Althoug...
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on
24 December, 2010 : 11:52
As I write this I am very conscious of the approaching Christmas and Boxing Day holidays. This should be a time of goodwill to all and a celebration of humanity in all its diverse forms and beliefs. Y...
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on
24 December, 2010 : 00:01
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on
23 December, 2010 : 12:37
Yep dreadful pun and I’m still unsure about that apostrophe, but you might find the following of interest. In 2008 the League was prominent amongst objectors to the re-introduction of shooting on Ilkl...
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on
22 December, 2010 : 21:33
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on
21 December, 2010 : 11:33
The latest issue of our membership magazine, Wildlife Guardian, is avialable for download.
The Winter 2010 edition focuses on the demonisation of wild animals, taking a look at the reporting of the...
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on
21 December, 2010 : 09:22
A beautiful photograph of red deer in the snow on our Baronsdown Sanctuary in Somerset.
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on
20 December, 2010 : 16:00
In a sparesly populated and far flung corner of the World Wide Web intrepid surfers can discover the delights of one of the hunting community’s more eccentric publications, ‘The Master's Voice’ (or in...
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on
20 December, 2010 : 10:09
Looking back on 2010, it’s clear that we’ve had an extremely successful year. I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to everyone who has lobbied their MP this year and urged them to support our c...
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on
17 December, 2010 : 15:00
As we come to the end of the year, I have been thinking back to what an incredible year it has been at the League and in the campaign to retain the Hunting Act. The beginning of the year saw us going ...
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on
17 December, 2010 : 11:13
The way that the hunters behave when their cases come to court would be amusing were it not so arrogant. They gather together as a group to support the accused, they talk loudly in the court corridors...
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on
17 December, 2010 : 00:01
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on
16 December, 2010 : 11:00
The town of Camarles in Catalonia, Spain, has banned this year’s Fire Bull fiesta – just two days before it was scheduled to take place. During the Fire Bull ritual, a metal device is fixed onto the b...
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on
15 December, 2010 : 15:00
Perhaps now would be as good a time as any to remind readers of this blog about something that happened prior to the hunting ban and which still has a bearing on the work of the League in 2010.
Man...
Written by
on
10 December, 2010 : 16:35
A few weeks ago, when explaining what I do for a living, I unexpectedly found myself on the receiving end of a tirade of abuse. Why was this unexpected, I hear you ask? Because we were talking about b...
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on
10 December, 2010 : 12:00
There is something quite magical about snowy landscapes, that is at least until you start to think about the reality of life out there in the cold and wet.
For the nation’s wildlife these are testing...
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on
10 December, 2010 : 00:01
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on
09 December, 2010 : 15:20
It’s always an event in the office when Alice Barnard, the new Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance writes to her supporters and today has been no exception. The latest musings from La Chief pr...
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Christina on
08 December, 2010 : 15:50
Over the past couple of weeks we have had some truly shocking calls about people who have had enough of their local shoot.
One supporter’s story in particular really sticks in my mind.
A tenant far...
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on
07 December, 2010 : 14:00
In February 1985, twenty years before the Hunting Act became law, the Smiths released their seminal album Meat is Murder. For many people growing up in the United Kingdom of the time this masterpiece ...
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on
03 December, 2010 : 11:02
One of the things that doesn’t appear to have occurred to the more manic hunters is that in the snow people, foxes, hounds and horses all leave very distinct trails. While it may be possible to hunt o...
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Christina on
03 December, 2010 : 11:00
Come along this Sunday to this year’s Christmas Fayre at KENSINGTON TOWN HALL, from 10am – 5pm.
Animal Aid’s hugely popular Fayre is a perfect place to buy all your cruelty-free and ethically produc...
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on
03 December, 2010 : 00:01
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on
02 December, 2010 : 17:00
Members of the Scottish Parliament today debated Stage 1 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill with snaring and wildlife crime dominating much of the proceedings. It was widely agree...