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
Youth: Membership for under 16’s from £1 a month

JOIN NOW

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

Hunt territory map
Fox hunts endanger lives on road and rail, says charity

New figures released today by a leading animal welfare charity show how hunting with dogs is endangering lives on roads and railways in Britain. The figures have been released on the same day it was revealed the Warwickshire Hunt paid a ‘fine’ of £13,000 for allowing its dogs to roam onto a railway.
League launches campaign to highlight hunting on National Trust land

Today the League Against Cruel Sports is launching a campaign to urge members of the National Trust to back a motion to ban hunting on the organisation’s land.
Reforming Scotland’s grouse moors

Currently around one fifth of Scottish rural land is used for grouse shooting, which causes both high levels of wildlife persecution and serious environmental degradation. Find more information on the Revive campaign here.

Campaigners call for horse racing to be made safer

Campaigners on Cheltenham High Street today called for improvements in racehorse welfare and highlighted the animal cruelty and deaths associated with horse racing and the Cheltenham Festival.
Horse death at Cheltenham: charity calls for tighter safety regulations to protect horse welfare

The League Against Cruel Sports has issued a statement following the tragic death of Copper Gone West today during the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Campaigners call for horse racing to be made safer

Campaigners on Cheltenham High Street today called for improvements in race horse welfare and highlighted the animal cruelty and deaths associated with horse racing and the Cheltenham Festival.
Cornish hunt seen chasing a fox through a wildlife sanctuary

Animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports is highlighting the shocking scale of hunting with hounds still taking place in the West Country, on the fifteenth anniversary of the fox hunting ban.
Campaign to stop hunting on public land launched to mark 15 years since Hunting Act

National animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports is today highlighting the shocking scale of hunting with hounds still taking place across Great Britain, fifteen years after the Hunting Act came into force.
County Down farmers say no to hunting with dogs

County Down farmers met local councillors at an event yesterday evening to try and find a way to deal with the impact trespassing hunts and their hounds have been having on their land.
Hollow victory for hunting in deer hunt court case

Animal welfare campaigners have described today’s not guilty verdict as a hollow victory for hunting after two men associated with the Quantock Staghounds deer hunt avoided a criminal conviction at Taunton Magistrates’ Court.
Somerset deer hunt in court

A former Huntsman will be appearing at Taunton Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 3 accused of illegally hunting a stag with a pack of hounds.
Hunt hounds killed on railway lines

National animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports has slammed a hunting group after its hounds were killed on a mainline railway.
Are greyhound deaths a thing to celebrate?

Read the latest blog as Nick Weston and many other dedicated greyhound welfare campaigners stood together on behalf of the 1000s of greyhounds that suffer every year in the name of 'sport'.

Working for the League

Want to work for a compassionate and courageous animal charity? Find our current job vacancies on this page.
Fox Hunting

Fox hunting is a traditional ‘sport’ in which hunters follow a pack of hunting dogs aiming to pick up the scent of a fox, chase it and kill it. Fox hunting is illegal in England, Scotland & Wales.
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 a traditional bloodsport that is thought to have existed in Spain since the Roman times. The League is calling for a complete ban of bullfighting – a cruel ‘sport’. Read more about bullfighting as a spectator ‘sport’.
Stand up for animals Join the League

Help stop animal cruelty in the name of sport.
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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 League has been calling for immediate action to address welfare issues for dogs used in greyhound racing. Government regulations were introduced in 2010 to address these welfare issues, though animal charities still view them as inadequate.
Dog Fighting

Dog fighting as a ‘sport’ was banned in 1835 – but this horrific form of dog abuse still continues. We’re determined to expose and help prevent dog fighting in the UK. Find information on dog fighting, the signs to look out for and advice for professionals here.