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It was undoubtedly the League Against Cruel Sports' proudest moment when the culmination of eighty years' campaigning brought about the Hunting Act in 2004, protecting wildlife from the savagery and cruelty of the hunt.
However, despite the consigning of their 'sport' to the history books, the hunters have whinged and whined and are now stepping up their efforts to have the Hunting Act repealed. They are in cahoots with senior politicians who are promising to repeal the Hunting Act if the opportunity arises, despite the vast public opinion against them.
Over the next year, leading up to the General Eelection, the League will work tirelessly to ensure the public know what they are voting for. Meanwhile, it is expected that the hunters will go to extraordinary lengths to persuade people to vote for pro-hunt candidates.
Our national campaign, to Keep Cruelty History was launched in September, and focuses on a few dozen key target seats around the country where the hunters are really hoping to gain support.
Sign up to our email updates here and we will keep you informed of progress on our campaign. In the meantime, please donate to help us ensure that we keep cruelty history.
What are we doing?
The League continues to campaign peacefully to ensure those who are cruel to animals in the name of 'sport' are brought to justice.
- Our Hunt Crimewatch programme involves a network of volunteers who monitor and record the activities of hunts in order to help create cases for prosecution.
- Our Legal Team works with both civil and criminal law, using evidence gathered through our Hunt Crimewatch programme.
- The Unit also advises on the use of the law against hunt members who trespass on private land; who lose control of their hounds resulting in savage attacks on domestic pets and other animals; who block quiet country lanes with 4 x 4s, and behave in an aggressive and intimidating manner.
- We own wildlife sanctuaries that create barriers to hunting and offer safety for thousands of animals.
- We work with landowners such as the Forestry Commission and the National Trust to stop illegal hunting on their land.
- We provide guidance for private landowners suffering from 'hunt havoc'.
- We lobby MPs to make sure that the Hunting Act is upheld.
What can you do?
Consider becoming a Hunt Crimewatch 'field monitor'.- Write to your local Police Authority, asking them to raise the priority of hunting enforcement in the area.
- Help to Keep Cruelty History by contacting your parliamentary candidates.
- Download our petition calling on parliamentary candidiates to show their support for the Hunting Act 2004 and pledge to vote against repeal if offered a free vote in parliament.
- Please contact your MP and urge them to sign EDM 79 which is strongly opposed to any attempt to repeal the Hunting Act. With your help we can raise more awareness of the Keep Cruelty History campaign and show that the public does not want to Hunting Act to be repealed.
Share what you know
- Please tell us you support our aims and we will keep you up-to-date with our campaigns.
- Be our eyes and ears! The League relies on the information it receives from our supporters and members of the general public. If you have any information about a hunt's meet dates please call our Hunt Crimewatch team on 01483 524 250 (option 6) or email your information to the League. All calls and emails are treated in the strictest confidence.
- If you suffer from 'hunt havoc' let us know and write to your local press.
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