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.
Written by
Rebecca on
12 September, 2012 : 11:15
Greyhound racing in the UK has undergone somewhat of a face lift in recent years.
Written by
IanB on
06 September, 2012 : 14:23
The League Against Cruel Sports and our various national, regional and local badger campaign partners are going nationwide in our campaign to stop the proposed badger cull.
Written by
Christina on
29 August, 2012 : 11:25
Spanish public TV to broadcast live bullfights.
Written by
Christina on
22 August, 2012 : 13:00
The League wins second best stand in show at the Bird Fair and Joe delivers a presentation on our 'Gunsmoke and Mirrors'.
Written by
Joe on
13 August, 2012 : 14:15
We must and will stop the badger cull. We must defend one of our beautiful wild animals - we have to make this government understand they cannot ride roughshod over our nature putting vested interest of some humans before the interests of all animals, human or badger, in this country.
Written by
Emma on
07 August, 2012 : 13:30
After a successful introduction last Christmas, we have decided to re-launch our Protect Animals Regular Gift Keyring promotion, now once again available to order online!
Written by
Joe on
26 July, 2012 : 18:10
Gunsmoke and Mirrors, our exposé on the shooting industry has certainly stirred up emotions on both sides of the debate. Certainly we have recieved a huge number of messages of support and many on-line actions have been taken by supporters, such as writing to their MP and urging them to sign the EDM supporting our campaign.
Written by
Christina on
19 July, 2012 : 18:00
And a huge Thank you from the League and all the charities you are helping that campaign to prevent cruelty to wildlife. Your work in this field and helping to keep such important campaigns in the med...
Written by
Christina on
18 July, 2012 : 10:00
Video blog - Trustee, Lawrie Phipps talks about the shooting industry.
Written by
Joe on
18 July, 2012 : 09:35
Last week saw the launch of The League’s film ‘Gunsmoke and Mirrors’ set to reveal the truth behind the UK’s shooting industry in a brand new exposé.
Written by
IanB on
13 July, 2012 : 11:50
The League’s new Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ian Beaumont, blogs on…The proposed badger cull in England and why we’re against it.
Written by
Joe on
06 July, 2012 : 13:10
What is wrong with us in this country? We have few top predators in our countryside, whether foxes or buzzards, yet we demonise and persecute them indiscriminately.
Written by
on
04 July, 2012 : 10:11
Regular readers of the blog may recall that the League welcomed the Welsh Government’s decision to vaccinate badgers when it was announced back in March. With the amount of attention curren...
Written by
Christina on
13 June, 2012 : 09:00
The League reports back from Pamplona to witness first hand the cruelty of the 'encierro' or running of the bulls.
Written by
Christina on
13 June, 2012 : 09:00
Once again the Calgary Stampede will be taking place at the beginning of July despite the well documented animal cruelty which has taken place year after year.
Written by
Christina on
13 June, 2012 : 09:00
We recently hosted a meeting at our Headquarters with various organisations who are all passionate about putting a stop to the controversial badger cull pilots.
Representatives from t...
Written by
on
25 May, 2012 : 15:56
I’ve been left stunned by yesterday’s news that the Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to spend £400,000 taking buzzards into cap...
Written by
Christina on
17 May, 2012 : 17:00
We give you a sneak preview of our upcoming films. The first is an insight into the cruelty of the shooting industry and the second, on the Pamplona Bull run we reveal that it's not just the bit of fun that many UK tourists, planning their visit to the Spanish festival, think it is.
Written by
Katy on
26 April, 2012 : 18:04
Earlier this week we were alerted to yet more cases of birds and mammals that are being injured and fatally wounded by air guns, a worrying situation that is closely monitored and frequently rais...
Written by
Christina on
25 April, 2012 : 10:00
We take a look back over this year's hunting season; including our report into artificial earths, some of the havoc caused by hunts and Joe talks about our new investigators.
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Written by
on
23 March, 2012 : 15:31
Last week the National Assembly of Panama passed a law which completely bans bullfighting across the country. The legislation is the first in the world to explicitly ban all forms of bullfighting, fro...
Written by
Christina on
21 March, 2012 : 12:13
The League was delighted by the news yesterday that the Welsh government will not be going ahead with the controversial badger cull and believes that this decision backs up the League’s vie...
Written by
Joe on
06 March, 2012 : 11:41
Last month the Guardian published an article relating to the Crown Prosecution Service's application of the Hunting Act (2004) in Dorset.
Dorset CPS have yet to prosecute anyone under the Hunting...