Out of control hunting hounds trespassing on a railway in Worcestershire were struck and killed by a train, say British ...

The death of Willy De Houelle at this year’s Aintree Festival has led to the League Against Cruel Sports repeating its calls ...

National animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports is urging the public to boycott the Aintree Festival in ...

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.

Point to Point races are fundraisers for hunts that happen all over the country. In recent years many hunts have renamed them ...

Here at the League Against Cruel Sports, we’re fully committed towards protecting animals from cruelty in the name of sport. Our professional investigative team will listen, gather the required ...

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Traditional hunting involving the chasing and killing of animals, was banned by the Hunting Act 2004 in England and Wales, and the Protection of Wild Mammals Act 2002 in Scotland. After the ban, ...

Greyhound racing is a competitive ‘sport’ in which greyhounds race around an oval track in pursuit of a mechanical hare. Why should greyhound racing should be banned? Greyhound racing is cruel from ...

Fox hunting is illegal in England, Scotland and Wales. It is still legal to fox hunt in Northern Ireland. When was fox hunting banned in the UK? Fox hunting was banned by the Hunting Act 2004 in ...

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 ...