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Research & Publications

The League Against Cruel Sports uses research and our own investigations to inform the work we do. On these pages you will find a selection of reports, scientific research, campaign materials and publications which we have produced over the last few years.

You will also find links to download all the issues of Protect, the League's magazine.

Please take a look around, and if there is further information you require on one of our specialist subjects, please contact us.


HUNTING

  • Observed to death - Report about illegal stag hunting
  • Research Observe Kill - Stag hunting report summary
  • The conservation problems of hunting with dogs during the ban in England and Wales

  • Drag hunting, "clean boot" and trail hunting
  • Help us expose the Myth of Trail Hunting (2018)
  • Hunting with dogs: past, present but no future
  • A case against hunting with dogs
  • The Burns report: hunting with dogs
  • Vets against hunting report
  • Hunting with dogs: illegal and indefensible
  • Hunting Act report (2014)
  • Report: hunts and artificial earths (2011)
  • Kidnapped for cruelty: the truth behind claims that hunting is ‘wildlife management’
  • The impact of hunting with dogs on wildlife and conservation (2017)
  • Myths about hunting - References
  • Response to flushing exemption amend

  • Let's really stop fox hunting in Scotland - The Lord Bonomy Review (2016)
  • The utility of killing foxes in Scotland
  • Hunting with hounds and the spread of disease (2017)
  • Briefing about bovine TB outbreak in hunt kennels
  • Fabulous fox facts
  • Foxycology infographic: fascinating fox facts
  • Hunting Report 2009/2010
  • Hunting Report 2010/2011
  • Hunting Report 2011/2012


SHOOTING

  • Shooting animals for sport: worth less
  • From cage to grave
  • From cage to grave - Briefing
  • The case against bird shooting
  • Troubled by the shoot? A guide to the legal rights of those affected by shooting
  • An Inglorious Menu - All dishes come cruelty guaranteed 
  • League response to Countryside Alliance and National Gamekeeper Association
  • Evidence for House of Commons petitions committees inquiry into driven grouse
  • The intensification of grouse moor management in Scotland
  • Review of the PACEC 2006 & 2014 reports on sport shooting impacts - Executive summary
  • Review of the PACEC 2006 & 2014 reports on sport shooting impacts - Main Report


DOG FIGHTING

  • Dog fighting and serious crime
  • Dog fighting report - Middlesex University
  • Betrayal of trust: the tragedy of dog fighting

  • Dog fighting - Advice for the veterinary community (2017)
  • Dog fighting - Advice for law enforcement (2018)
  • Dog fighting - Advice for rescue centres (2018)
  • Project Bloodline - Tackling dog fighting


GREYHOUND RACING

  • Report: The state of greyhound racing in Great Britain
  • Greyhound report - Executive summary
  • Greyhound Report - Briefing

  • GREY2K USA worldwide dog racing fact sheet (2017)
  • GREY2K USA worldwide summary of major reports on dog racing (2017)


SNARING

  • The problems of snaring in the UK and its alternatives (2017)
  • Snares Report (2013)
  • Snares factsheet

  • Cruel and indiscriminate: snare report for Scotland
  • Blood on the wire: snaring in Scotland
  • Still blood on the wire
  • Tightening the noose: an investigation into snaring in Northern Ireland


BADGER CULL

  • League's history with badgers
  • Backing badgers - Myths about the badger cull refuted
  • Response to DEFRA consultation on badger cull licensing (2016)


OTHER PUBLICATIONS

  • Wildlife crime report (2013)
  • Wild about killing: report on how British travel companies promote trophy hunting
  • The myth of trophy hunting as conservation
  • Poster 'I am fox' from campaign to protect the Hunting act
  • Poster 'I am stag' from campaign to protect the Hunting act
  • Poster 'I am hare' from campaign to protect  the Hunting act
  • I choose culture, not cruelty: postcard against bullfighting
  • Norfolk Wildlife Trust - Statement about hare shot
  • A guide to gifts in wills


PROTECT MAGAZINES AND IMPACT REPORT

If you want to read older issues, please visit our Protect Magazine's page.

Published: 13th December, 2016

Updated: 2nd July, 2020

Author: Luis Calvo-Ramos - Head of Digital & Data

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    Government should end hunting on its land, say leading animal protection charities

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    Fox hunting is a traditional ‘sport’ in which hunters follow a pack of hunting dogs aiming to pick up the scent of a fox, chase it and kill it. Fox hunting is illegal in England, Scotland & Wales.

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    Hunting on National Trust Land

    Many people have been shocked to learn that illegal hunting is taking place on National Trust land.

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  • Why The League

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    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 and Bull Running

    Bullfighting and Bull Running

    Bullfighting is a traditional bloodsport that is thought to have existed in Spain since the Roman times. The League is calling for a complete ban of bullfighting – a cruel ‘sport’. Read more about bullfighting as a spectator ‘sport’.

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    Stand up for animals Join the League

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  • Strengthen the Hunting Act

    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

    Greyhound Racing

    The League has been calling for immediate action to address welfare issues for dogs used in greyhound racing. Government regulations were introduced in 2010 to address these welfare issues, though animal charities still view them as inadequate.

  • Dog Fighting

    Dog Fighting

    Dog fighting as a ‘sport’ was banned in 1835 – but this horrific form of dog abuse still continues. We’re determined to expose and help prevent dog fighting in the UK. Find information on dog fighting, the signs to look out for and advice for professionals here.

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