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Christina on
09 June, 2011 : 12:12
Police have demonstrated once again how committed they are to tackling the increasing problem of dog fighting in the UK.
Two homes in Chesham were raided as part of ongoing investigations and one in...
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on
07 June, 2011 : 12:08
It is only thanks to your generosity that we are able to run and manage our wildlife sanctuaries.
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on
06 June, 2011 : 09:00
Alastair Balmain, Editior of Shooting Times tries to spin the figures showing massive public opposition to live target shooting.
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Katy on
02 June, 2011 : 12:09
“In a world that may seem increasingly concerned with celebrity and other trivialities, the action between man and bull in the arena stands out as a spectacle that encourages us to consider the more s...
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on
02 June, 2011 : 08:38
Joe Duckworth, the new Chief Executive of the League Against Cruel Sports has reached Land's End on his round Britian bike tour
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on
01 June, 2011 : 12:09
It’s official, a new generation has got better things to do than blast away at wildlife. There, I’ve just saved the Countryside Alliance (CA) a small fortune in market research.
But seriously, the ...
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on
28 May, 2011 : 09:38
A Scottish shoot manager has been fined £3,300 for being in possession of enough illegal poison to completely wipe out Scotland's bird of prey population six times over.
Dean Barr, who worked on t...
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Christina on
26 May, 2011 : 14:01
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26 May, 2011 : 09:00
Ever heard of Sophie Donnelly? Me neither. She’s a journalist who has written articles for the Daily Express. In case you don’t know, the Daily Express is a newspaper famously untroubled by issues of ...
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on
25 May, 2011 : 08:35
What ever happened to the great moral panic about urban foxes?
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on
24 May, 2011 : 13:00
The BBC was lazy when it contrasted the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix to a bullfight.
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on
21 May, 2011 : 10:21
The ubiquitous Sarah Palin is all set to front her very own nature documentary, Sarah Palin's Alaska, detailing her battles with the elements in her home state. Media sources have revealed that the Di...
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on
18 May, 2011 : 10:00
I was very interested to read comments by Simon Hart MP, formerly Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, this morning. In a debate in the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Com...
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on
15 May, 2011 : 12:05
The recent decision by French authorities to recognise bullfighting as an “intangible cultural heritage” has enraged animal welfare activists across Europe. And we’re quite right to be angry.
In ce...
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Katy on
14 May, 2011 : 10:23
Do you know what a ‘case dog’ is? Neither did I until earlier today. ‘Case dogs’ are detained at rehoming centres or kennels, while their owners are tried for ‘animal cruelty’ crimes, most of which ar...
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13 May, 2011 : 11:23
The results of a sobering survey have been published today revealing the dangers faced by wildlife on the United Kingdom’s roads. The survey conducted by Populus on behalf of the Automobile Associatio...
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Christina on
12 May, 2011 : 10:33
Take a look at these fantastic images captured on our sanctuaries recently.
These beautiful pictures give me the opportunity to talk about the proposed badger cull. Our petition against the cull ha...
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on
11 May, 2011 : 10:06
Make it legal and we won't break the law. That was pretty much the conclusion drawn by Doug McAdam of the Scottish Rural Business and Property Association on a BBC Scotland documentary looking at bird...
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on
10 May, 2011 : 15:43
Now that the hunting season is over for another year – well at least until cub hunting begins in August and not forgetting the mink hunting taking place as we speak – it is a good time to reflect on t...
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on
06 May, 2011 : 14:55
Spanish footballer Sergio Ramos has sparked anger amongst animal lovers by celebrating a football victory using a matador’s cape. After his team Real Madrid won the final of a major tournament, Ramos ...
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04 May, 2011 : 09:33
Much is being made, and rightly so, of the latest ‘celebrity’ to come out and misguidedly champion bloodsports. I am of course referring to one half of Channel 4’s Rightmove.com for Cath Kidston devot...
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28 April, 2011 : 11:54
Every year in the Faroe Islands around 2,000 Pilot Whales are slaughtered for their flesh, and as a “heroic” passage into manhood. These beautiful creatures are stabbed a number of times before being ...
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Katy on
27 April, 2011 : 12:00
To sum up ‘ethical travel’ in its broadest term i would say - ‘travelling to a destination or planning a holiday that causes the least amount of harm to the planet, people and species that live there...
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on
26 April, 2011 : 14:39
The BBC has come under fire for its part in what could have effectively prevented the prosecution of two men alleged to have been involved in illegal hare coursing.
The pair were filmed coursing wi...
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on
21 April, 2011 : 17:01
I should begin by explaining why the League is campaigning against the badger cull. There are a number of reasons; we have a long history in badger protection, we are a major landowner in the West Cou...
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on
20 April, 2011 : 10:13
Another day another petition but this one has generated a curious response from none other than Her Majesty’s Government (HMG). It is no secret to League supporters that the Hunting Act has not been u...
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19 April, 2011 : 17:50
The four main Welsh parties have now produced their manifestos ahead of this year’s elections to the National Assembly.
Animal welfare has been an increasingly important issue in Welsh politics over ...
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Christina on
17 April, 2011 : 09:03
Street stalls, tombolas, raffles, sponsored walks, sky dives, or even a cycle around Britain. Whatever way a person decides to raise money and awareness for their chosen charity I have gained a new un...
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Katy on
16 April, 2011 : 13:00
It is that time of year again where we ask our supporters to keep a vigilant and close eye out for the hunting packs which operate through late spring and the summer months. I am of course referring t...
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on
14 April, 2011 : 12:45
Last Saturday’s Grand National was one of those rare watershed moments. The deaths of racehorses Ornais and Dooney’s Gate, as well as the serious injuries sustained by jockey Peter Toole, sent shockwa...
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11 April, 2011 : 13:03
Despite vast swathes of the British Isles being bathed in glorious sunshine I think we can safely say that April 9 –10th was a bloody awful weekend. The news from Aintree that two horses, Ornais and D...
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06 April, 2011 : 09:19
As the sun streams through the windows of the League’s Head Office in Godalming, I’m reminded of how close we are to the start of the peak holiday season. And for some British tourists, this could mea...
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05 April, 2011 : 11:30
I have been interested to see in recent weeks those campaigning for a repeal of the Hunting Act claiming that there are enough MPs ready to vote in line with their views. This is somewhat surprising g...
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Christina on
04 April, 2011 : 10:44
The CEO of US based internet company Go Daddy sparked furious outrage from animal welfare campaigners across the globe after he uploaded a video of himself shooting an elephant in Zimbabwe.
Please ...
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01 April, 2011 : 15:30
This week yet another Member of Parliament who previously supported a repeal of the Hunting Act signalled their intention to now support the legislation and reject calls for repeal.
This just highlig...
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on
31 March, 2011 : 11:45
One of the arguments frequently put forward by the pro-hunt lobby is that hunting with hounds is a “natural chase.” There is of course nothing natural about hunting with hounds.
Every step of the way...
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30 March, 2011 : 09:43
With just a few weeks to go until the Scottish Parliamentary elections we want to get the message across to all candidates that animal welfare matters. Every candidate has the chance to potentially fo...
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29 March, 2011 : 12:07
Recent research from Queen’s University Belfast have issued a stark warning about the future of the Irish hare!
Last month the Northern Ireland Assembly voted to outlaw hare coursing to protect it ...
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25 March, 2011 : 00:00
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24 March, 2011 : 06:02
Last night Irish television screened the documentary The Truth About Irish Bloodsports. Yet the content did little to reflect the title. Myths and easily refutable material were grasped upon as gospe...
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Katy on
22 March, 2011 : 11:00
Last Friday's episode of the long running series 'Coach Trip' has quite rightly triggered an outcry among our supporters. In this episode the contestants were brought to a training bullring in Seville...
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18 March, 2011 : 15:31
The League is concerned to hear that Aberdeen City Council intends to press ahead with plans to shoot around thirty roe deer at Tullos Hill, where they want to establish new woodland and create new wi...
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18 March, 2011 : 00:00
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17 March, 2011 : 15:21
It has been reported that a herd of deer in a wildlife park in Somerset were ruthlessly targeted by hunters.
Two red deer were killed after being illegally “hunted” out of their enclosure in the m...
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Christina on
16 March, 2011 : 15:19
Several recent news reports into dog fighting and problems with status/trophy dogs have appeared in the news this week and if your stomach is strong enough it is pretty gruesome reading and reveals wh...
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on
15 March, 2011 : 09:50
Animal welfare organisation Greyt Exploitations has launched a petition calling on Irish authorities to withdraw proposals which would effectively create a commercial greyhound racing industry in Chin...
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on
14 March, 2011 : 12:37
I’m hoping this will be one of the the last havoc reports of the current hunting season but I wouldn’t bet against it. A caller from the South East has just told me the details of how her weekend was ...
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10 March, 2011 : 16:41
"Hog-dog rodeos" are gloried fighting dog events which take place in the Southern States of the USA. They usually involve one or two pit bulls, being placed within an enclosed space to attack a wild p...
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Katy on
08 March, 2011 : 17:00
Last Wednesday we attended the PAW seminar which was held in Kew Gardens. I have to say that this was an interesting but most of all an encouraging day. Thanks to our careful preparation we had our ...
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on
08 March, 2011 : 14:09
I don’t know about you but when it comes to modern art I tend to work according to the maxim ‘I don’t know much about it, but I know what I like’. However the news that Nude, Green Leaves and Bust - p...