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

League disappointed as Hunting prosecution thrown out

A trial of three members of the Derwent Hunt was dismissed recently by a magistrate who ruled there was “no case to answer” due to ‘insufficient evidence’ –despite video footage showing the pack of hounds in full pursuit of a fox.
Commitment to animal welfare in Scotland welcomed by League

Leading animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports Scotland has welcomed the Scottish First Minister’s commitment to animal welfare in today’s Programme for Government.
National Trust comes under fire after comparing blood sport to mountain biking

New League report highlights conservation damage caused by hunts – including allegedly spreading fox urine across the countryside.
How can ‘protected’ land be a deadly home?

Do you think the National Trust should licence hunting on their land?
Neither do we.
Donate today and help us fight to ensure it stops.

STOP HUNTING ON NATIONAL TRUST LAND

League disappointed as Hunting prosecution thrown out

A trial of three members of the Derwent Hunt was dismissed recently by a magistrate who ruled there was “no case to answer” due to ‘insufficient evidence’ –despite video footage showing the pack of hounds in full pursuit of a fox.
National Trust – What you need to know before you vote

National Trust members will soon vote on whether or not to ban trail hunting on NT land. The NT are asking members not to ban it - we look at their arguments.
Commitment to animal welfare in Scotland welcomed by League

Leading animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports Scotland has welcomed the Scottish First Minister’s commitment to animal welfare in today’s Programme for Government.
National Trust comes under fire after comparing blood sport to mountain biking

New League report highlights conservation damage caused by hunts – including allegedly spreading fox urine across the countryside.
National Trust Face Membership Revolt Over Hunting Licences

Hunts being allowed onto National Trust land could become a thing of the past later this year following an attempt by members to stop the charity from issuing licences to fox, stag and hare hunts.
Hunting hounds chase stag across wildlife sanctuary

Two hounds from a Devon and Somerset stag hunt were caught chasing a stag on to the League Against Cruel Sports’ wildlife sanctuary in Somerset.
League’s renewed calls to Arsenal owner: take down trophy hunting channel

League Against Cruel Sports’ open letter to Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke, asking him to take down his hunting channel MyOutdoorTV (MOTV).
Victory for Arsenal – as owner drops plans to broadcast trophy hunting

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has decided not to show trophy hunting on his newly launched MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) channel.
Birmingham Greyhound Track runs its last race

Midlands Greyhound track Hall Green Stadium held its final Greyhound race. The track is set for demolition to make way for houses.
Hunting channel is "massive own goal" for Arsenal football club owner

Arsenal boss launches UK TV Channel featuring trophy hunting shows

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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.
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.
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!
National Trust - the vote to ban trail hunting

National Trust members have an opportunity to help ban ‘trail hunting’ on NT land thanks to a motion submitted to the charity’s AGM.

Find out more
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.
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.
Badgers

Badgers can reach speeds of 30km per hour. They used to be called 'brock', which is also the name of a character in the Pokemon TV series. More fun badger facts here!
Membership

Every day, our members are helping to investigate cruelty to animals in the name of ‘sport’, educate lawmakers, media and the public about this cruelty, and protect millions of animals from suffering and death.