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Joe on
31 October, 2011 : 15:09
Over the weekend, many of the twenty or so hunts that operate across Devon and Cornwall met for the first time this season, the seventh since the ban came into force.
They’ll talk about ...
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Joe on
29 October, 2011 : 23:52
Today, right across the country, thousands of supporters of fox hunting will be assembling for the first meet of the season, the seventh since the ban came into force in 2005.
They will c...
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on
28 October, 2011 : 09:02
This week's Prime Ministers’ Question Time saw David Cameron declare that ‘crime is crime and it should be investigated and prosecuted with the full force of the law’, which is fanta...
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on
25 October, 2011 : 21:16
Ever heard the joke about the pressure group that put out a press release, got a major broadcaster interested and then turned down the press opportunity because they were too frightened to debate an a...
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Katy on
24 October, 2011 : 13:23
The bullfighting campaign has grown considerably in recent years and continues to gather immense support internationally. We have collaborated with over 20 organisations worldwide, all with the aim of...
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22 October, 2011 : 11:23
This week we have been lambasted by the Countryside Alliance (CA) for having someone dress up in a badger costume. According to the apparent purveyors of sanity, the activity of using a badger costume...
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Christina on
20 October, 2011 : 15:17
***UPDATE: Kate has now tweeted us to say that she will report what she saw to the police***
I am completely flabbergasted by musican Kate Holmes’ article in the Huffington Post today...
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on
18 October, 2011 : 15:25
Last week (8th October) saw a horrific attack on anti-bullfighting protestors in a bullring in Rodilhan, France. The group of ninety-five activists were attempting to stage a peaceful sit-in when they...
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on
18 October, 2011 : 08:04
The League is the first charity to have a secure SMS donation application hosted entirely in Facebook.
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on
14 October, 2011 : 07:58
Considering the absolute barbarism, unquestionable cruelty and death involved in some of the other sports we campaign against the cruelty involved in horse racing to me can seem somewhat tame (perhaps...
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on
13 October, 2011 : 15:12
Whilst the Government rushs to cull badgers, the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust should be commended for delving into their own pockets and investing money to vaccinate badgers on their land again...
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on
13 October, 2011 : 09:52
Last week we received a call from a genuinely concerned member of the public about a hunt who had blocked the roads near her house and who’s hounds were being allowed to run loose causing havoc ...
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on
10 October, 2011 : 13:01
One of Spain’s most popular matadors, Juan Jose Padilla, is currently recovering in hospital after being gored in the head in a bullfight in Zaragoza last Friday.
Padilla slipped and fell in th...
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on
08 October, 2011 : 09:17
The worst areas in the UK for badger crime have been listed in a new report by the National Wildlife Crime Unit. Essex, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Grampian, Lancashire, North Wales, Gloucestershire, Northum...
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on
07 October, 2011 : 12:43
It's not often the Countryside Alliance has much in the way of positive news to shout about. Well, to clarify I'm sure they think so but since terrorising and killing wild animals doesn't exactly reso...
Written by
on
07 October, 2011 : 10:10
The League is proud to sponsor the Leeds United Ladies football team.
We stand against cruelty in what hunters, shooters, coursers and dog fighters will call their ‘sport’ – but wh...
Written by
on
06 October, 2011 : 10:21
Lawrie Phipps, one of the League’s trustees, has just returned from an expedition to Malta where he took part in another Raptor Camp, organised by Birdlife Malta.
For the uninitiated, Ra...
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Katy on
05 October, 2011 : 17:37
The WildlifeXPO 2011 is set to be the first comprehensive wildlife exhibition of its kind, expecting to attract over 10,000 visitors. The theme this year will be focusing on wildlife tourism, pro...
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Joe on
05 October, 2011 : 14:29
Since I started at the League I've been called a bunny-hugging class warrior. I'm not sure how to take it, but it's clear the quality of debate in some areas is quite poor.
Let's look at the class ...
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on
04 October, 2011 : 11:13
In case anyone was wondering, the footage on Youtube of cub hunting in the North East of England, explains exactly why the League Against Cruel Sports monitors hunting activity.
S...