A safe haven for wildlife

Since 1959 the League Against Cruel Sports has been creating wildlife sanctuaries where animals can live free from persecution in the name of ‘sport’.

Our sanctuaries are home to millions of animals, such as deer, badgers, foxes, otters and an enormous variety of birds.

Become a member today and you can help defend, protect and provide a safe haven for wildlife.

As a member, you will be able to visit our largest sanctuary, Baronsdown, to see first-hand the impact your membership gift is having for animals. You’ll have the opportunity to meet our local herd of 100 deer and learn about the many other animals seeking refuge on our land.

Stag in snow in Baronsdown wildlife sanctuary

As well as exclusive admission to our sanctuary, you will receive:

a personalised membership card and Welcome Pack
regular updates – including our supporter magazine and members-only campaign reports
an invitation to our Annual General Meeting

You can choose from the following membership packages:

Individual: Membership for one adult from £2 a month
Family: Membership for two adults from £3 a month
Unwaged: Membership for one adult out of work or doing unpaid work from £1 a month
Youth: Membership for under 16’s from £1 a month

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By joining as a member, you will be helping us to:

Carry out undercover investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals. We also work with the police to prosecute criminals
Campaign for stronger animal protection laws. The League was instrumental in the introduction of the Hunting Act (2004), which makes it illegal to hunt with packs of dogs, and we are now working to extend the Act to offer even more protection for animals
Create wildlife sanctuaries where animals can live free from persecution in the name of ‘sport’

Red fox in the Snow

Your membership will make a huge difference for animals all year round:

£2 a month across the year could help pay for the fuel costs of an investigator for the day, helping to capture evidence of wildlife crime and illegal dog fighting
£3 a month across the year could help fund a public awareness campaign, calling for stronger animal protection laws to prevent cruelty and abuse through blood sports
£5 a month across the year could help support the vital care of our wildlife sanctuaries – cruelty-free zones, where animals can live without the threat of being killed for sport.

Piechart explaining the use of the donation received by League Against Cruel Sports

87p in every pound you give funds our work protecting animals suffering persecution from hunting, shooting, organised fighting and other cruel ‘sport’

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Latest

Illegal hunting in the sights of former top cop at Bird Fair

Martin Sims, our Director of Investigations, and former Chief Inspector of Sussex Police & Head of the National Wildlife Crime Unit will give an interesting and insightful presentation at Bird Fair this Friday, all about The Hunting Act: 13 years on.
Buy a furry friend gift set & you could win a tour of our wildlife sanctuary

Sunday 26th August is Dog Appreciation Day! So why not show your appreciation for your four-legged best friend by getting involved in our paw-some competition?
Hebden Bridge protest urges Yorkshire Water to drop grouse shooting

Hebden Bridge, UK - Nearly 100 campaigners protested in Hebden Bridge on Saturday lunchtime to urge Yorkshire Water to drop grouse shooting from moorland across the region, on the day before the season opens.
30th August - Plymouth Meet & Greet

Meet the League Against Cruel Sports and local supporters to discuss setting up a local supporter group

Illegal hunting in the sights of former top cop at Bird Fair

Martin Sims, our Director of Investigations, and former Chief Inspector of Sussex Police & Head of the National Wildlife Crime Unit will give an interesting and insightful presentation at Bird Fair this Friday, all about The Hunting Act: 13 years on.
Hebden Bridge protest urges Yorkshire Water to drop grouse shooting

Hebden Bridge, UK - Nearly 100 campaigners protested in Hebden Bridge on Saturday lunchtime to urge Yorkshire Water to drop grouse shooting from moorland across the region, on the day before the season opens.
Labour Party backs calls for a tougher line on grouse shooting

Labour Party Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs Sue Hayman calls on the government to review the negative economic, environmental and wildlife impact of driven grouse shooting.
Game over? Grouse shooting faces fresh calls to be banned as ‘Glorious’ Twelfth arrives.

Grouse shooting is coming under increased pressure to be banned as it prepares for the season opening.
League comment on animal cruelty sentencing

The League welcomes the government confirming its commitment to increasing animal cruelty sentencing in England and Wales from six months to a maximum of five years.
Anti-hunt protesters gather at National Trust properties

Campaigners opposing blood sports held protests at National Trust properties across the country this weekend, in a bid to persuade the conservation body to block those seeking to illegally hunt wildlife on its land.
Concerns for greyhounds being raced in the heatwave

Concerns are being raised for the welfare of greyhounds being raced at tracks across Britain despite soaring temperatures and the country experiencing the hottest day of the year.
Game Over – Almost seven out of ten think shooting birds for ‘sport’ should be illegal

New polling reveals mass opposition to ‘sport’ which kills 35 million pheasants and partridges each year
League anger at badgers in cages during the heatwave

Regarding the recent news coverage that the current round of badger culls is leaving badgers to suffer in the summer heat, the League Against Cruel Sports has raised concerns.
Stag hunt duo charged under Hunting Act

Avon & Somerset Police have confirmed that the Quantock Staghounds huntsman Richard Down and whipper-in, Martin Watts are due to appear before Taunton Deane Magistrates Court charged with offences under the Hunting Act 2004.

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.
Stand up for animals Join the League

Help stop animal cruelty in the name of sport.
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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 in Spain, Portugal, France, Colombia, Mexico, USA, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.
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.