AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Life On Land
KEYWORDS
stop hunting, animal protection, against cruelty
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
Bill Oddie
WEBSITE
https://www.league.org.uk/
League Against Cruel Sports
Countryside rejects hunting in favour of observing nature
For as long as hunting wild animals with dogs has existed, people will have been opposed to it. The League Against Cruel Sports was founded in 1924 with the aim of banning fox hunting, stag hunting, otter hunting, hare hunting and hare coursing in the UK. Today, sadly, we are still campaigning on many of the same issues. The League is known for being instrumental in bringing about the Hunting Act 2004 which banned hunting with hounds in England and Wales, yet we are still fighting to protect foxes, hare and deer from illegal hunting which takes place far too frequently across the UK. Another of our key campaigns is dog fighting, which despite being banned in 1835, still continues on the UK’s streets and out of sight in unused buildings. Our Project Bloodline operation aims to educate policy makers about the prevalence of dog fighting, investigate the people who take part, and protect the dogs who are used in this terrible activity.