Election ‘May’ be crucial for Hunting Act

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3rd October - Coventry's Covcon

Join the League Against Cruel Sports at Coventry's Covcon event
Our supporter group network is growing and you can be a part of it

Our grassroots presence in Britain is at its highest point in the 15 years since the Hunting Act. Earlier this month, that presence grew with the first meeting of our newest supporter group in South Wales.
2020 Prudential Ride London 100

Apply for a charity place with the League Against Cruel Sports and take on the world-famous Prudential Ride London 100 to raise money in aid of animals abused in the name of ‘sport’.
A rollercoaster of emotions

Jac Freeman, Regional Campaigns Manager at the League, spent the day with League investigators and the League's Conservation and Education Officer, Graham Floyd as they set out to protect our wildlife sanctuaries from stag hunters.

Our supporter group network is growing and you can be a part of it

Our grassroots presence in Britain is at its highest point in the 15 years since the Hunting Act. Earlier this month, that presence grew with the first meeting of our newest supporter group in South Wales.
A rollercoaster of emotions

Jac Freeman, Regional Campaigns Manager at the League, spent the day with League investigators and the League's Conservation and Education Officer, Graham Floyd as they set out to protect our wildlife sanctuaries from stag hunters.
Cheltenham: one horse death is too many

Cheltenham race week is a prestigious occasion in the racing calendar but each year it brings cruelty and suffering to horses taking part in these enduring races. One death is too many.
Shooting lobby admits to lying

Yesterday the shooting lobby announced plans to phase out lead shot. Head of campaigns, Nick Weston questions the motivation for this change in his latest blog.
The Hunting Ban Fifteen Years On

Today marks the anniversary of the Hunting Act coming into force in England and Wales. Fifteen years on there are 299 hunts operating in Britain, the reality is hunting continues just as it did before the ban.
World Rally Against Trophy Hunting

On Saturday 8th February the League joined members of our West Midlands, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire supporter groups at the Worldwide Rally for Trophy Hunting (WRATH) in Birmingham
New Year, New Hope

New Year, new hope for the wildlife at our sanctuaries? Read the latest blog from Paul Tillsley, Head of Conservation and Education at the League.
Politics and animal welfare: the developments so far

Will Morton is head of public affairs for the League Against Cruel Sports, and has been keeping a close eye on what the political parties have been saying so far.
Memoirs of a Long-Standing League Member

Following the Autumn Rutting event at our beautiful Baronsdown sanctuary, Robert Powell – a dedicated supporter of the League for over 50 years has written a wonderful blog about his experience revisiting the League's sanctuary.
An English Campaigner in Paris

While the League Against Cruel Sports focuses on ending hunting with dogs in the UK, it’s important to remember that the campaign to end hunting with dogs is a global issue. Read the latest blog from our Head of Campaigns, Nick Weston as he supported One Voice in Paris at their recent an anti-hunting rally!

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.