Welcome to the latest news and Archives for February 2009

Welcome to the latest news and Archives for February 2009.

23/2/09 People involved in badger baiting should be jailed, Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has said. Animal welfare workers and police carried out raids at the weekend in County Armagh Ireland over allegations of badger baiting. No arrests were made.

22/2/09 Gamekeepers could be poached by the police in an attempt to fight crime in the countryside.

22/2/09 Greyhound racing has lost 500,000 racegoers in the last 5 years ... and last year greyhound breeding fell by 13% resulting in 5000 less dogs being killed.

21/2/09 Amidst the devastation, IFAW provides hope and relief. The devastation in the fire zone is hard to imagine: 200 people have perished, more than 1,800 homes have been destroyed, and at least 7,000 people are now without homes.

Many animals have suffered as well - hundreds of thousands may have already died. And without our help many more face death from terrible burns, starvation, dehydration, or wounds suffered when fleeing the fires.

20/2/09 After a month of negotiating with the owner, Animals Lebanon was finally able to close down one of the worst zoos in Lebanon and give the animals the care they so desperately need. On Friday, 13 February, we rescued nearly 40 animals.

19/2/09 Stop this kind of animal cruelty in Turkey! On line petition please see the video and do sign the petition

18/2/09 Happy Birthday Hunting Act! Today is the fourth anniversary of the date the Hunting Act came into force, outlawing the cruelty of hunting with hounds.

16/2/09 Slideshow video exposing the horror of digging out and terrier work in Ireland. Please respond urgently to the action alert below and forward this information to all your friends.

15/2/09 Minister for Wildlife responds to report on biodiversity. Defra has responded to the report from the Environmental Audit Committee on meeting the key international target to halt biodiversity loss by 2010.

14/2/09 One of Britain's most endangered birds of prey, the hen harrier, could be released into the wild on farmland, heaths and moors across England next year, after decades of persecution by gamekeepers.

14/2/09 They may be cute and cuddly but that won't be enough to save grey squirrels in northern Scotland after the launch on Monday of Britain?s largest ever culling campaign of a mammal. Skip related content

13/2/09 The Incredible Cruelty to a poor Wolf the scene is in the Mus, a city of East Turkey. The people involved are chaining a wolf from the leg and making the dogs beat, attack, kill him. It is a long and painful video.

Please complain to the Turkish embassy and send them the link of the video as well: http://www.turkish-embassy.si/index.htm

12/2/09 The illegal killing of a wolf in northeastern South Dakota brings a reminder from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Game, Fish and Parks Department that wolves are protected by federal and state law.

Undercover investigations form a vital part of the League's overall campaigning strategy to abolish blood sports and tackle wildlife crime. Without these investigations, MPs, the media, League members, supporters and the wider public would not be aware of the nature and scale of wildlife persecution.

If you have any information you think may be of value to League investigators, e-mail in confidence investigations@league.uk.com or write to Investigations Unit, League Against Cruel Sports, 83-87 Union Street, London, SE1 1SG.

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