Thursday 26th May 2011 Poll exposes game shooting’s dwindling popularity Only 7% think teaching children to shoot animals for sport is appropriate, according to new poll. As National Shooting Week gets underway new polling reveals that public opinion is firmly against the shooting of animals for sport. Figures released by the League Against Cruel Sports [...]

This letter mentioning Conservatives Against Fox Hunting and the increasing support of Conservative back benchers was published on Saturday the 28th may 2011. We work to support anti hunting Conservative MPs and to encourage undecided Conservative MPs to support the Hunting Act 2004 which bans stag, hare and fox hunting with dogs. It also bans [...]

Poll shows only 16% support a badger cull Campaigners pushing for a cull of badgers to reduce tuberculosis in cattle have been dealt a further blow today as opinion polling shows that four times as many people support a vaccination programme for badgers than a cull. Sixty-seven per-cent support vaccination whereas only 16% favour a [...]

We had  a great night at the House of Commons at The  League Against Cruel Sport’s Summer Reception on the 18th May 2011. We also popped into The House Of Lords  for twenty minutes on our way there. We spoke to Lords, MPs and other key people at the event, including the Directors of the RSPCA and IFAW all  united [...]

Written by Douglas Batchelor, CEO of The League Against Cruel Sports charity on 13 May, 2011 : 09:11 One of the most basic arts of campaigning is working out where to stand your ground and where to yield ground. In the current political climate you can hear and see politicians of all parties manoeuvring to gain [...]