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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 on National Trust land has to stop

The National Trust has a responsibility not only to the animals that call their land ‘home’, but to its supporters who believe they are safeguarding their habitats - rather than condoning acts of cruelty.
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).
Vinny's story

Vinny was being sold for his potential fighting abilities, destined for a life that doesn’t bear thinking about.

Inglorious Twelfth: the grouse shooting industry’s shaky foundations

In the future we’ll look back disdainfully at the practice, and justifications, of shooting animals and birds for ‘sport’. I hope that future isn’t too far off.
Predators and primal emotions

Some of us are captivated by their beauty, their majesty, their adaptability or their tenacity; whilst others fear predators, or loathe them and do everything they can to destroy them.
Arsenal boss Stan Kroenke has shot himself in foot with bloodsports channel

This should be the time of year when Arsenal fans start talking about trophy hunting – but not the sort that's been splashed across the media over the past 24 hours.
It’s time for the Government to increase penalties for dog fighting

Tougher sentences for dog fighting could provide a real deterrent for this brutal form of abuse.
Accidental wildlife

Spend 15 minutes counting butterflies in your garden or in your local park and send the results to the Big Butterfly Count run by Butterfly Conservation until 6th August.
The Balearic Islands ban bullfighting, in a very clever way

The Parliament of the Balearic Islands just passed a new Act to regulate bullfighting, banning it de facto in all the islands, including Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza.
Up to 10,000 murders a year – no witnesses. The dark secret of cub hunting

Every autumn, across the UK, something despicable happens during early mornings or late evenings, when it is still dark.

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Was that summer?

Ringlet and Meadow Brown butterflies suddenly appeared in large numbers on the fields and I was treated to a Humming-bird Hawk-moth feeding on nectar-rich flowers.
Do what the bulls can’t - run miles away from Pamplona in July

During an entire week dozens of bulls will be abused and killed in Pamplona using a long sequence of gruesome methods.
Anniversary of Cecil the Lion’s death revives call for government to take stance on animal trophy imports

In the run up to the 2nd anniversary of Cecil the Lion’s death, the League’s Head of Policy and Research Jordi Casamitjana discusses the government’s commitment to ban lion trophy imports by the end of 2017.

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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.
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!
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!
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!
Fox hunters found guilty after being filmed by birdwatchers

Three members of the Nottinghamshire based Grove and Rufford Hunt have been found guilty of illegal hunting at Mansfield Magistrates Court.
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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.