Election ‘May’ be crucial for Hunting Act

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Calls for greyhound racing to be banned as petition reaches 100,000

Animal welfare campaigners are calling for a parliamentary debate on greyhound racing after a petition on the UK parliament website calling for it to be banned reached over 100,000 signatures today.
Voters urged to help make wildlife crime a police priority

Make hunting with dogs a national wildlife crime priority, says leading animal welfare charity League Against Cruel Sports ahead of May’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections.
Grand National claims yet another life

The League is renewing its calls for the Grand National to be suspended until it can make the race safer for horses
What is a PCC, and why should I care?

The role of a PCC is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account in England and Wales. Where do your PCC candidates stand on hunting with dogs?

What is a PCC, and why should I care?

The role of a PCC is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account in England and Wales. Where do your PCC candidates stand on hunting with dogs?
Fox Hunting: Who funds this cruel sport?

An update on the way fox hunting has been funded through Jumblebee and Point to Point racing.
Will Wales’s elections bring change for animals?

League Senior Public Affairs Officer (Wales), Bethan Collins, takes a look back at our recent Wales campaigns work, details our election asks and explains why the new Senedd Members must act to tackle the cruelty of the shooting industry.
Oliver’s story – The all-too-common problem with snaring

Snaring is cruel and indiscriminate. All too often we hear stories of pets being caught in snares. Read Oliver’s story – a cat in west Wales who lost his leg to a trap.
Four ways you can help local wildlife this spring

Our wildlife needs your help. A recent report named the UK as one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. In my lifetime we have lost a staggering number of our native animals and plants
The real cruelty of the Cheltenham Festival

Each year the League joins the Gloucester Outreach Advocacy Team to protest against the cruelty inflicted on horses at the Cheltenham Festival. Gordon Tye, GOAT co-founder, writes about why he campaigns against horse racing.
Government should end hunting on its land, say leading animal protection charities

The League and other leading animal welfare charities met the Secretary of State for the Environment to urge him to deny hunts access to government land, and to back the strengthening of the Hunting Act, in light of recent revelations from hunting's governing bodies about so-called 'trail' hunting
More landowners take a stand against ‘trail’ hunting

Hundreds of thousands more acres of land have been denied to the hunting packs of England and Wales in wake of the webinar scandal
Working to ban hunting in Northern Ireland

Eighteen thousand, four hundred and twenty-five. 18,425. That’s how many people put finger to keyboard and told the Northern Ireland Assembly they want their voices heard about whether hunting with dogs should be banned.
Accepting moles and all

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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 and Bull Running

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’.
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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.