League events

10th March - Stall at Witney Vegan Fair

We are having a stall at Witney Vegan Fair and are the partnered charity for the event. Read more

15th March - Horse Racing Awareness on Gold Cup Day

Cheltenham Gold Cup day is the 15th March. Alongside other local groups we will be holding a street stall in Cheltenham high street handing out leaflets and raising awareness about the welfare issues surrounding horse racing. Read more

16th March - Leafletting at National Trust Greyfriars House Worcester

Members of the West Midlands supporter group will be outside Greyfriars in Worcester handing out information to National Trust members and the public in the truth of Trail Hunting.Read more

16th March - Bristol Street Stall

Join volunteers from our Bristol supporter group in talking to shoppers and locals in Broadmead Shopping Quarter. Read more

30th March - Stall at Birmingham Vegan Festival

Please come along to our stall at the Birmingham Vegan Festival and find out how you can get active locally. We will have merchandise for sale and many leaflets you can take away and get informed. Read more

30th March - Exeter Street Stall

Join volunteers from our Exeter supporter group in Bedford Square talking to shoppers and locals in Exeter City Centre.Read more

13th April - London March against Extinction and Trophy Hunting

We will be attending and supporting a march against trophy hunting and our Head of Campaigns, Nick Weston will be speaking. Please do come along and support if you can. Read more

13th April - Birmingham March for the Survival of Wildlife

We will be raising awareness that trophy hunting is also going on in the UK at this march in Birmingham. Emily Lawrence, Regional Campaign Manager at the League will be speaking.Read more

13th April - Bournemouth Street Stall

Join volunteers from our new Bournemouth supporter group in The Square talking to shoppers, locals & Tourists in Bournemouth City Centre. Read more

31st May - 2nd June - Stall at Wychwood Festival 2019

We will be having a stall at Wychwood Music Festival this year. We will have merchandise for sale and plenty of leaflets on our campaigns. Please do come along - we would love to see you! Read more

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13th April - Birmingham March for the Survival of Wildlife

We will be raising awareness that trophy hunting is also going on in the UK at this march in Birmingham. Emily Lawrence, Regional Campaign Manager at the League will be speaking.

13th April - London March against Extinction and Trophy Hunting

We will be attending and supporting a march against trophy hunting and our Head of Campaigns, Nick Weston will be speaking. Please do come along and support if you can.

Jacob Rees-Mogg: entertaining the hunt

The Mendip Farmers Hunt – which met recently at the country home of Jacob Rees-Mogg MP in Somerset – has been caught on camera fox hunting.

A beacon of hope

"Thanks to the generosity of League supporters we can continue to provide some respite for wildlife, where it can go about its daily life without being harassed by humans." Read the latest from Paul Tillsley, our Head of Conservation & Education speaks about what is going on at our wildlife sanctuaries and how important these safe havens are.

Working for the League

As a team, we share the same passion – to stop animal cruelty in the name of sport. We are a tight knit team and we work hard within a fun, relaxed environment. We also offer something many employers don’t – an office full of friendly dogs!

Fox Hunting

Hunting was banned in England and Wales in 2004, but the law has never been properly enforced, and attempts to weaken or repeal it continue. The hunting law in Scotland is weak, and hunting is still legal in Northern Ireland.

Hunting on National Trust Land

Many people have been shocked to learn that illegal hunting is taking place on National Trust land.

Foxes

Foxes use 28 different vocal calls to communicate, and often form a pair that lasts for life. Foxes wag their tails to greet family members - just like dogs. More fox facts here!

Why The League

Hurting and killing animals for ‘sport’ is one of the principal causes of animal cruelty in the UK: tens of millions suffer and die each year for ‘leisure’ activities. We’re here to protect those animals.

Bullfighting

Bullfighting is perhaps the most well known spectator “sport” involving the killing of animals for entertainment. It has already been banned in most countries, but each year tens of thousands of bulls are maimed, tortured and killed for entertainment across the world.

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Strengthen the Hunting Act

The Hunting Act 2004 is the law which bans chasing wild mammals with dogs in England and Wales – this basically means that fox hunting, deer hunting, hare hunting, hare coursing and mink hunting are all illegal, as they all are cruel sports based on dogs chasing wild mammals.

Greyhound Racing

The hidden side of greyhound racing includes dogs kept for long periods in lonely kennels, painful injuries from racing and training, illness and neglect. Shockingly, thousands of surplus dogs die or disappear every year. The League believes dogs should not suffer or die for entertainment or for the profit of the dog racing industry.

Dog Fighting

Dog fighting as a ‘sport’ was banned in 1835, as even then it was considered barbaric. But this horrific form of dog abuse continues.
It's time to take a stand against dog fighting.