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In this special episode, John Blair MLA, joins Emma Judd from the League Against Cruel Sports to discuss his bold steps to introduce a Private Members’ Bill that could ban the hunting of wild mammals with dogs in Northern Ireland—the last part of the UK where this cruel practice remains legal.
Key topics include:
Why banning hunting in Northern Ireland is so important.
Clarifying the wording of the Bill, including the broader term "dogs."
John Blair’s public consultation, running until 13th January—your chance to have your say!
The importance of Scotland’s legislation and its influence on laws across Northern Ireland, England, and Wales.
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Join the League’s Acting CEO, Chris Luffingham, in our latest episode as he discusses the general election result and a monumental victory in the fight to ban fox hunting for good! With a new government committed to animal protection, we're closer than ever to achieving this goal.
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With the #GeneralElection mere days away we take a very quick look back at our #TimeForChange campaign so far, and what’s coming up between now and July 4.
Grab a hot drink and find out how you can help us to secure a proper ban on hunting.
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On our first episode of our general election series, join our hosts Emma (Head of Campaigns and Communications) and Will (Head of Public Affairs) as they dive into the key issues, policies, and debates surrounding animal welfare in the upcoming general election.
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In this episode we speak to Emma Slawinski, director of policy, prevention and campaigns for the RSPCA, about their part in the largest coalition of charities against fox hunting.
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In this episode, Emma speaks to Carly Ahlen, Founder of Gabo Wildlife and British army veteran.
When Carly isn't rescuing and rehabilitating injured wildlife, Carly monitors her local hunt where she's endured physical and emotional abuse from the hunt while trying desperately to stop foxes being killed.
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In this special episode, we speak to two livestock farmers who grew up in hunting families and had no choice but to hunt from an early age.
Becky and Nicky were raised in a hunting community and talk to Emma about things they experienced and witnessed as young girls from two different hunts.
TRIGGER WARNING: contains topics that listeners may find triggering.
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In this episode, Emma talks to Paul Tillsley, head of conservation and education at the League and one of the League's longest serving employees.
Paul has vast experience of living near, and monitoring hunts, and tells Emma about an incident that saw him end up in hospital.
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Major landowners still allow so-called trail hunting on their land while others, such as the National Trust, have banned it for good.
The League has launched a new campaign in which we're calling for all National Parks to end hunting for good.
In this episode, Emma chats to John Petrie, senior regional campaigns manager for the League to hear all about the new campaign and what you can do to help.
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2023 has seen many illegal animal welfare incidents exposed. In this episode we chat to Dominic Dyer about the importance social media plays on sharing such incidents and what he thinks is next on the agenda for animals.
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From the publisher's feed
A podcast from the League Against Cruel Sports, filled with discussions about animal welfare, hunting, diversity and all things in-between.