Snares are cruel, indiscriminate, and outdated traps that cause immense suffering to wildlife, pets, and livestock. With ...

National animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports has welcomed the ban on snares which comes into force in Scotland on Monday and called on the UK government to deliver on its manifesto ...

The League has renewed calls for action to end horse racing deaths, with tighter safety measures urgently needed after three ...

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20 years after fox hunting was supposed to be banned, League Against Cruel Sports Scotland secured landmark legislation to close the loopholes that let it continue. The Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) ...

Cub hunting, as the name suggests, is the practice of hunting fox cubs with young foxhounds. Contrary to what the hunters say, hunting a live animal does not come naturally to a foxhound. As such, the ...

Snares are used extensively on ‘game’ bird shoots. A snare is a thin wire noose set to trap animals which some people view as being a pest or threat, usually foxes and rabbits. These animal traps are ...

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 ...