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
You can help us ban hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland for good. Take part in the consultation and sign up to support our campaign. Read more
More than 100,000 emails. Five major landowners suspending ‘trail’ hunt licences. Three major news broadcasts. Two hunting webinars and one bad week for fox hunters, writes Nick Weston, the League’s head of campaigns. Read more
It’s been a little over a month since the first stag hunting meet of the season, and League investigator Graham Floyd shares some of what he’s seen since then. Read more
In early October the League was approached by ITV News following up on a press release we’d sent and asking to film a fox hunt in Gloucestershire during the cub hunting season. Read more
This week Guest Author, Linda Newbery, attempted to support a motion to persuade Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire to pledge to ban hunts from ‘trail’ hunting on council land. Read what she had to say to Cherwell councillors. Read more
Campaigns manager Emily Lawrence gives a personal account of what it is like living next to a badger cull zone, with the possibility that the cull is expected to be rolled out further across the country. Read more
What a strange summer this has been all round. As the country went into lockdown, many people started to reconnect with nature and soon began feeling the benefits, especially to their mental health. Then as the restrictions started to be lifted, we saw images of piles of litter carelessly discarded at beauty spots. Read more
News of the closure of Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Manchester creates a major landmark in the history of animal welfare activism, bringing to an exhilarating end to decades of sustained opposition to greyhound exploitation at this venue. Read more
Although urban areas are often considered ‘unnatural’ places, lots of wildlife can thrive in the urban jungle. Scientific studies have shown many species of pollinators, particularly bees, now survive better in urban areas than they do on farmland. Read more
It takes a certain type of person to be a wild mammal enthusiast and I should know because I am one. For one thing, UK mammals tend to be nocturnal, or at least crepuscular (a great word meaning primarily active at dawn and dusk), which makes them difficult to observe. Read more
Read our supporter Bethan’s latest blog on fundraising for the League and her passion for helping animals and wildlife. Read more
Dominic Dyer, CEO at the Badger Trust presents his thoughts and an update on the badger cull and badger vaccination in his guest blog at the League. Read more
I have got a confession to make…...I spend hours every week staring out of my kitchen window. I do it whilst I am eating breakfast, preparing lunch or dinner, having a quick tea break, washing up, or just rebooting my brain. Read more
Our communications and campaigns intern looks back over her first six months at the League Against Cruel Sports, and discusses how our extensive social responsibility measures give us an edge in an increasingly ethically-focused workforce. Read more
The reality of greyhound racing would shock animal lovers. That's why Stephanie Poyntz set up the Stop Swindon Greyhound Racing group in 2018 to raise awareness about the cruel reality of this 'sport'. Read more
The enforced slowdown of our normally frenetic lives gives us the opportunity to reassess the things that are really important to us. Our wildlife sanctuaries are not only a safe haven for nature but a source of peace and abundance of joy for us all. Read more
The League is thrilled to introduce our new Youth Ambassador, Megan McCubbin, esteemed zoologist and wildlife TV presenter! Read more