Ban Hunting in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Hunting Shame

End hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland

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Political Summary

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Evidence

Overwhelming public support for a ban.

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2022 NI Assembly Candidate Positions

Check if your candidates have pledged their support for an end to hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland.

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A vision for the future

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Calls to end horse racing deaths after three horses die at Cheltenham

Posted 18th November

The League has renewed calls for action to end horse racing deaths, with tighter safety measures urgently needed after three horses died in a single day at Cheltenham Racecourse this Sunday.

Charity behind hunting ban calls for stronger laws on Hunting Act’s twentieth anniversary

Posted 15th November

The national animal welfare charity that helped orchestrate the introduction of the Hunting Act is using the law’s twentieth anniversary to call for tighter regulations.

New figures reveal the scale of fox cub hunting by English and Welsh hunts

Posted 14th November

New figures released today by leading national animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports show the shocking scale of fox cub hunting across England and Wales this autumn - including more than 100 young foxes being chased by hounds.

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Northern Ireland's Hunting Shame