Press notice: London rally calling for an end to fox hunting
Posted 30th April 2026
A rally is being held near the Houses of Parliament in Westminster on Saturday, May 9 to call for new stronger fox hunting laws.
It is being organised by national animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports and comes as a government consultation on the future of hunting with dogs is taking place, with plans to ban so-called trail hunting.
The event will feature speakers including conservationists and TV presenters Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin, actor Peter Egan, Badger Trust chief executive Nigel Palmer and League Against Cruel Sports chief executive Emma Slawinski.
The rally will be attended by campaigners from the League Against Cruel Sports, Hunt Saboteurs Association, RSPCA, Wildlife and Countryside Link, and the wider general public.
Media are invited to attend. Spokespeople will be available for interview for press and broadcast during the event.
Where: Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London, SW1P 3JY
When: 3:15pm to 4;30pm, Saturday, May 9, 2026
Contact: Mike Nicholas, senior communications officer. Email mikenicholas@league.org.uk or call the press office on 01483 524280.
The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain's leading charity that works to stop animals being persecuted, abused and killed for sport. The League was instrumental in helping bring about the landmark Hunting Act 2004, the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021, the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023 and bans on the use of snares brought about by the Agriculture (Wales) Act 2023, and Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024.
Find out more about our work at www.league.org.uk. Registered charity in England and Wales (no.1095234) and Scotland (no.SC045533).
