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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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A working terrier is a terrier bred to hunt small mammals, such as badgers or foxes. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the name dates back to 1440 and is derived from the French chien terrier, 'digging dog', which is from Medieval Latin terrarius, ultimately from Latin terra (earth).
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Animal welfare in the United States relates to the treatment of non-human animals in fields such as agriculture, hunting, medical testing and the domestic ownership of animals. It is distinct from animal conservation.
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Proposition 12 was a California ballot proposition in that state's general election on November 6, 2018. The measure was self-titled the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act. The measure passed, by a vote of about 63% Yes to 37% No.
Ernest Bell was an English author, publisher and activist for animal rights and welfare, humanitarianism and vegetarianism.
Four Paws is a global animal welfare organisation based in Vienna, Austria. The organisation is focusing on gradually improving the living conditions of animals under direct human influence, by revealing suffering, rescuing animals in need and protecting them.
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- ↑ "OneKind launches Snare Watch initiative to measure extent of animal snaring in the UK « Raptor Politics". raptorpolitics.org.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ban fox hunting". OneKind. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ban Live Exports". OneKind. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Ban farmed animal cages". OneKind. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ "Pet Origins - 2014". OneKind. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
