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From November 2024, we've been standing against cruel sports for 100 years. Join us in celebrating, and help us to end hunting in our hundredth year.
Join us in Peterborough on 16 July, the day the Countryside Alliance’s annual Festival of Hounds takes place in the city. With the government announcing a consultation will take place on hunting, ...
Hunting was banned 20 years ago, but the hunt never stopped; it just found a new smokescreen. So-called trail hunting is the discredited excuse used by hunts since the fox hunting ban in which they ...
National animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports has called for the government to strengthen fox hunting laws without delay, after today’s King’s Speech failed to mention animal welfare ...
National animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports has welcomed an announcement by the government that it will launch a consultation on the banning of trail hunting later this year.
It is the third horse to have been destroyed at the 2023 three-day Grand National Festival. Emma Judd, head of campaigns and communications at the League Against Cruel Sports, said: “The death of Hill ...
The League has renewed calls for action to end horse racing deaths, with tighter safety measures urgently needed after three horses died in a single day at Cheltenham Racecourse this Sunday.
The polling was carried out independently by FindOutNow in June this year, with further breakdown data provided by Electoral Calculus. Its findings also include: More than half of respondents say they ...
Grouse shooting has long been touted as a traditional English pastime, but behind the veneer of heritage lies a deeply troubling reality. Every year, tens of thousands of red grouse are shot across ...
Sickening footage has been released showing the Avon Vale Hunt digging up and releasing foxes in front of their hounds as their supporters cheered on.
Thanks to your incredible support, the Government has officially responded to a petition calling for an end to the cruel caging of farmed animals, including breeding game birds. Over 40,000 ...
Almost every hunt hosting a ‘trail’ hunt demonstration today [September 14] has either been accused of illegal hunting or causing havoc within their communities, says leading national wildlife charity ...