A debate in the Scottish Parliament means stink pits will be reviewed by two working groups. Read more
Following an outbreak of bTB in the Kimblewick hunting hounds, the disease has spread drastically in the local area. Given the severity of the disease, this evidence must surely warrant serious consideration? Apparently not. Read more
Fox hunting became one of the key talking points of the election. We campaigned for people to think about animals when they voted. How big a role did hunting play?
Pro-hunt articles have appeared a lot during the election campaign, mainly involving misinformation, false logic and errors (possibly deliberate). Here our Head of Policy neatly rebuts all the arguments to ensure those making the decisions get to see the truth. Read more
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A debate in the Scottish Parliament means stink pits will be reviewed by two working groups.Read more
Following an outbreak of bTB in the Kimblewick hunting hounds, the disease has spread drastically in the local area. Given the severity of the disease, this evidence must surely warrant serious consideration? Apparently not.Read more
Pro-hunt articles have appeared a lot during the election campaign, mainly involving misinformation, false logic and errors (possibly deliberate). Here our Head of Policy neatly rebuts all the arguments to ensure those making the decisions get to see the truth.Read more
Eduardo Gonçalves, League's CEO, calls to protect and strengthen the Hunting Act to save thousands of animals like Vinny the fox cub.
You never quite know what you are going to see when you put out supplementary food for birds.Read more
Find out where parties in Northern Ireland stand on animal welfare issuesRead more
All the Scottish parties have published their manifestos – but what do they have to say about hunting?Read more
A new League study estimates that the Hunting Act 2004 so far has helped over 100,000 animals, but if it had been properly enforced it would have helped up to 2.8 million animalsRead more
Last week, the Scottish Parliament discussed both foxhunting and snares. Here’s our take on what happened.Read more
While our Vinny the Fox has been getting on with his campaign, so have the political parties. The last week has seen manifestos released by the Labour, Liberal Democrat, and Conservative parties. We give our view on their pledges.Read more
Whilst the rhythm of nature continues to beat, it always throws up surprises for those people who have their eyes open to see it.Read more
Bumblebees do well on the League’s wildlife sanctuaries because we don’t use chemical pesticides and herbicides that kill the bees and the wild flowers they depend on.Read more
The upcoming snap election could prove to be the most significant ever for the Hunting Act.Read more
A Roe buck has taken up residence in the Baronsdown woods. Shy and solitary by nature, it is always a pleasure to have a chance encounter with a buck, a doe or a kid on one of the League’s sanctuaries.Read more
Since the badger cull began in England in 2012 many experts have had a say about whether this is a good idea, and most of them agree that it is not.Read more
Does the closure of London’s last remaining greyhound track this weekend signal that the cruel and outdated racing industry is finally on its last legs?Read more
Over the last few weeks, the League Scotland have been speaking to MPs and MSPs at Scottish party conferences, with some encouraging results.Read more