The League Against Cruel Sports are an animal welfare organisation that campaigns against all blood sports including bull fighting, fox hunting and hare coursing. It also campaigns to ban the manufacture, sale and use of snares, for the regulation of greyhound racing and for an end to commercial game shooting and trophy hunting. Famous supporters include vegetarian Sir Paul McCartney, Bill Oddie, Uri Geller and Gemma Atkinson.
Scottish actress Annette Crosbie OBE has been the President of the League since 2003.
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