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New figures on racing greyhound deaths spark calls for a ban

By Mike Nicholas Posted 27th June2 minute read

New figures showing an increase in the number of greyhounds that died racing last year have sparked renewed calls for a ban on greyhound racing by animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports.

June on the League Against Cruel Sports’ wildlife reserves

By Paul Tillsley Posted 23rd June 2 minute read

Spring has settled seamlessly into summer on the League Against Cruel Sports’ wildlife reserves and meadows, woodlands and wetlands are alive with new life.

New polling shows 69% think breeding game birds in cages should be illegal

By Mike Nicholas Posted 13th June 2 minute read

Polling figures released today by national animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports shows almost seven out of 10 people across the UK support a ban on cages used to breed ‘game’ birds such as pheasants.

How we stop grouse shooting in Scotland with land reform

By League Scotland Posted 6th June 2 minute read

421 people own half of Scotland’s private land and many of them own estates that shoot grouse for their entertainment. Here is how we use land reform to end the unnecessary slaughter and to help our people and the environment.

May on the League Against Cruel Sports’ wildlife reserves

By Paul Tillsley Posted 29th May 2 minute read

In the fifth in a series of monthly blogs about life on the League Against Cruel Sports’ wildlife reserves, our Head of Conservation writes about May and the joys of connecting with nature.

League Against Cruel Sports welcomes charges in Scottish Borders hunting case

By Mike Nicholas Posted 15th May 2 minute read

The League Against Cruel Sports Scotland has today welcomed news that a 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with wildlife offences under the Hunting with Dogs Scotland Act.

Fox hunting's determined defiance

By Robbie Marsland Posted 15th May 4 minute read

Scotland's laws mean nothing if we lack the ability to enforce them. What happens when a privileged few decide laws that protect animal welfare simply don't apply to them? The answer played out across Scotland's countryside last winter.

Tiny, cramped and torturous: the stark reality behind breeding game birds in cages

By Emma Judd Posted 14th May 2 minute read

Trapped inside tiny, cramped cages for the day, animal welfare campaigners have been personally demonstrating the cruelty involved in breeding birds for the commercial game shooting industry

Concern at stag hunting on Forestry England land

By Emma Judd Posted 13th May 1 minute read

The League has written to Forestry England afte Mendip Hunt Sabs reported seeing a stag being hunting on its land - something which is forbidden by the organisation

Stag Hunting – A forgotten animal of the Hunting Act 2004.

By Paul Tillsley Posted 22nd April 2 minute read

Stag hunting. What is it and how is the League trying to protect them? The government has said they will ban trail hunting but what about the forgotten animals such as the stags who are mercilessly hunted and killed?

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