Welcome to the latest news and
Archives for December 2009
22/12/09
The League Against Cruel Sports has welcomed a 'landmark' ruling by the European
Court of Human Rights in which the Countryside Alliance failed in their attempt
to argue that hunting was a human right.
18/12/09
There are around 70 bears still trapped in the sport of bear baiting, tethered
to a post and set upon by dogs trained to attack. With their teeth filed down
and claws removed, these bears have no way of defending themselves. Bleeding and
horrifically injured after each fight, they are kept alive only because they are
needed to fight again – up to six times in one day.
18/12/09
Pair jailed for shooting rare kittiwakes in Tyneside Two men have been jailed
after killing nine rare seabirds at a South Tyneside beauty spot.
17/12/09
A citizens’ advocacy campaign in Catalonia has resulted in local politicians
approving a debate on changes to the Catalan Animal Protection Law, extending it
to include the bulls and horses used in bullfights.
16/12/09
CITES secretary general Willem Wijnstekers is expected in Zimbabwe next month
for talks with President Robert Mugabe over rampant poaching decimating wildlife
in the southern African country and said to involve top politicians and army
officials.
15/12/09
COUNTRYSIDE officials are demanding talks with police chiefs following the
collapse of a trial of three gamekeepers accused of accosting suspected
poachers.
12/12/09
Please give to our 2010 Animal Survivors Fund, A Symbol of Hope for Fighting
Dogs Fay's caretaker tells her story
11/12/09
AMBER Valley MP Judy Mallaber has marked the fifth anniversary of the
fox-hunting ban by joining Environment Secretary Hilary Benn to back a campaign
to keep the blood sport outlawed.
8/12/09
The producers of new Irish comedy series, Val Falvey, have been asked by ICABS
to stop trivialising dog fighting. The call comes following the appearance of a
dogfighter character in the show's first episode. "Featuring scenes which
portray a cruel and illegal activity in a comedy programme is inappropriate and
in poor taste," we said in a letter to Grand Pictures.
6/12/09
Now you can subscribe to the Baily's Hunting Directory on line now, This will
give you more information about hunts in your area and a lot more.
5/12/09
Animal Voice - December 2009 is by the ICABS it's round-up of all the
latest campaign news and updates. Please respond to this month's featured action
alerts and forward to all your friends.
4/12/09
Nevada Department of Wildlife game wardens are investigating a rash of illegally
killed big game animals around the Reno area over the past month, and are
seeking the public's help to solve these poaching cases.
4/12/09
A Maasai warrior is studying wildlife conservation at Oxford University with the
hope of protecting lions in his native Kenya.
3/12/09
Police are reassuring people that wildlife crime in the county is under control,
Northumbria Police has said that figures in the area do not compare unfavorably
with other parts of the country.
3/12/09
A Fox Lake teen involved in a wildlife-killing spree earlier this year has been
sentenced in Dodge County Circuit Court.
3/12/09
More than 2 tons of ivory has been seized and more than 100 people arrested in
an international operation targeting wildlife crime in eastern Africa, Interpol
announced Monday.
2/12/09
ORGANISED gangs of criminals from across England are travelling to rural
Yorkshire for illegal betting on hare-coursing and to carry out wide-scale
poaching.
1/12/09
Rhino poaching around the world is on the increase in spite of efforts to
protect the animals, a report warns.
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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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