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

SHOOTING

DOG FIGHTING

GREYHOUND RACING

SNARING

BADGER CULL

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Wildlife crime report (2013)

I choose culture, not cruelty: postcard against bullfighting

Norfolk Wildlife Trust - Statement about hare shot

A guide to gifts in wills

PROTECT MAGAZINE

Front page of Protect Magazine, Issue 16

Latest

No mention of hunting in Queen’s speech

We are pleased to see that there is no mention of hunting in the Queen’s Speech.
Scottish Government to review use of stink pits

A debate in the Scottish Parliament means stink pits will be reviewed by two working groups.
Bovine TB, the badger cull and hunting hounds – the plot thickens

Following an outbreak of bTB in the Kimblewick hunting hounds, the disease has spread drastically in the local area. Given the severity of the disease, this evidence must surely warrant serious consideration? Apparently not.
Has bTB been spread by hunting hounds? New evidence

Evidence that bTB – the devastating disease which has caused thousands of cattle deaths and led to the controversial badger cull – could be spread by hunting hounds is mounting following the release of new government figures. Defra reaction to FOIs leads to suggestions of a 'cover up'.

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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
Membership

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.
Dog Fighting

It's time to fight against dog fighting in the UK. It's time for action.

Sign our dog fighting petition
Animal Abusers get reprieve as anonymous MP ‘objects’ to progress

We were disappointed that bills to increase sentencing for dog fighting and animal cruelty were denied a chance to progress. But we are more determined than ever to get justice for abused animals.