The role of a PCC is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account in England and Wales. Where do your PCC candidates stand on hunting with dogs? Read more
An update on the way fox hunting has been funded through Jumblebee and Point to Point racing. Read more
League Senior Public Affairs Officer (Wales), Bethan Collins, takes a look back at our recent Wales campaigns work, details our election asks and explains why the new Senedd Members must act to tackle the cruelty of the shooting industry. Read more
Snaring is cruel and indiscriminate. All too often we hear stories of pets being caught in snares. Read Oliver’s story – a cat in west Wales who lost his leg to a trap. Read more
Our wildlife needs your help. A recent report named the UK as one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. In my lifetime we have lost a staggering number of our native animals and plants Read more
Each year the League joins the Gloucester Outreach Advocacy Team to protest against the cruelty inflicted on horses at the Cheltenham Festival. Gordon Tye, GOAT co-founder, writes about why he campaigns against horse racing. Read more
The League and other leading animal welfare charities met the Secretary of State for the Environment to urge him to deny hunts access to government land, and to back the strengthening of the Hunting Act, in light of recent revelations from hunting's governing bodies about so-called 'trail' hunting Read more
Hundreds of thousands more acres of land have been denied to the hunting packs of England and Wales in wake of the webinar scandal Read more
Eighteen thousand, four hundred and twenty-five. 18,425. That’s how many people put finger to keyboard and told the Northern Ireland Assembly they want their voices heard about whether hunting with dogs should be banned. Read more
Exmoor can be a bleak place to live in winter; it rains, and then it rains some more, and then it snows for a while, and then it rains again. The sun is a rare visitor and the light levels barely get above the twilight that is known as ‘dimpsy’ in the west country. I am certain that the dreary weather reflects on the mood of the local human population, so what does it do to the wildlife? Read more
Before I joined the League Against Cruel Sports, more than five years ago, I was aware that fox hunting still took place in Britain, despite being banned by the Hunting Act 2004. But, since working for the charity I have gained a better understanding of the breadth of the deceitful activity known as ‘trail’ hunting. Read more
The blog is about wildlife on the sanctuaries and appreciating what we have. Read more
Elections cover many issues, and one of these should always be animal welfare. Wales has an opportunity to lead the way in the UK against ‘game’ shooting this year and we believe they should. Read more
A ban on hunting wild mammals with dogs in Northern Ireland is long overdue, we now have a momentous opportunity to outlaw the practice and consign hunting with dogs to history. Read more
On-the-ground experience shows the cruelty of hunting in Northern Ireland and why it must now be banned. Read more
Hunting with dogs is illegal in GB, yet somehow it has been allowed to persist in NI – what makes us so different? Time to move on, time to get it consigned to history. Read more
Despite headlines saying badger culling will be banned in 2022 the truth is many more badgers will die over the next few years. Read more
Caged breeding is cruel and causes animals to suffer. As a nation of animal lovers its time for governments in all 4 nations to finally ban this practice. Read more