League Against Cruel Sports
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The League Against Cruel Sports, formerly known as the League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports, is a UK-based animal welfare charity which campaigns to stop blood sports such as fox hunting, hare and deer hunting; game bird shooting; and animal fighting. The charity helped bring about the Hunting Act 2004 and Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002, which banned hunting with hounds in England, Wales and Scotland.
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Formation | 1924; 100 years ago (1924)[1] |
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Founders | Ernest Bell, Henry B. Amos, and George Greenwood |
Type | Charity |
Registration no. | 1095234[2] |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Animal welfare |
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President | Bill Oddie[1] |
Acting Chief Executive | Chris Luffingham[3] |
Chair | Astrid Clifford[4] |
Website | league |
Formerly called | League for the Prohibition of Cruel Sports |
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