The League commends the British Horseracing Authority for prohibiting Irish trainer Gordon Elliott from racing in Britain following the publication of a heart-breaking picture of him sitting astride a dead horse. Read more
Figures released by the Northern Ireland Assembly have shown overwhelming support for a ban on hunting with dogs following a country-wide consultation. Read more
The League Against Cruel Sports says it gives its full support to an amendment tabled by Green MSP John Finnie to the Protection of Livestock (Scotland) Bill. Read more
A leading national animal welfare charity has called upon businesses to withdraw their support for an online auction raising money for a point-to-point meeting in Worcestershire, because of links to a local fox hunt. Read more
A large quantity of toxic poison has been found on a South Lanarkshire sporting estate notorious for wildlife crime. The haul was discovered by a League Against Cruel Sports investigator, carrying out general field research on Leadhills Estate in July last year. Read more
The League has welcomed the news that the director of the MFHA has been charged by police following the publication of leaked hunting webinars, but is seeking answers as to why more charges were not brought Read more
A beloved pet dog nearly died in late January after being caught around the neck by a deadly snare trap on the Queen’s Sandringham estate. Read more
New polling shows that an overwhelming majority of the Welsh public want both snares and the caged breeding of ‘game’ birds banned. Read more
Councillors in Bolsover voted today to conduct an urgent county-wide and national debate on the issue of ‘trail’ hunting, a decision which was welcomed by the League Against Cruel Sports, which campaigns to end hunting for good. Read more
National animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports has cautiously welcomed an announcement by the government today to ban the burning of precious peat habitats. Read more
As the UK Government announces an end to muirburn on England’s peatland moors calls for the Scottish Government to end muirburn on Scotland’s controversial grouse moors have intensified. Read more
Northern Ireland has an opportunity to be at the forefront of animal welfare in the UK, says national charity the League Against Cruel Sports. The charity is backing a private members bill that, if successful, would see hunting with dogs banned. Read more
A trial involving two men who worked for the Quorn Hunt which began today at Loughborough Magistrates’ Court has been adjourned until a case management hearing on March 10 when a new trial date will be set. Read more
Two men who worked for the Quorn Hunt will be appearing at Loughborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday, January 11 accused of illegally hunting a fox with a pack of hounds. Read more
The animal welfare charity League Against Cruel Sports is calling on the public to back a ban on hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland next year – as the local hunts’ Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades are disrupted by measures brought in to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
This year more than 2.3 million acres of land have been denied to the hunts to use for their so-called ‘sport’, animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports has revealed. Read more
A leading animal welfare charity is calling on fox hunts in Scotland to cancel their traditional Boxing Day meets in light of new restrictions for Covid-19. Read more
At the full council meeting on 14th December, Cherwell District Council considered a motion brought by Green Councillor Ian Middleton to suspend hunting with dogs in the district. Read more