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Help save defenceless Irish hares from the indefensible cruelty of coursing. Demand an end to this bloodsport now. Contact Minister Jimmy Deenihan and urge him refuse a licence.Jimmy Deenihan, TDMinister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht AffairsDepartment of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht23 Kildare StreetDublin 2Email "Stop Coursing. Refuse the licence" to: ministersoffice@tcs.gov.ie;taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ieTel: (01) 631 3802If you like our work, please consider making a donation. Click on the Paypal button at http://www.banbloodsports.comReceive our monthly Animal Voice e-newsletterEmail "Subscribe" to info@banbloodsports.comFollow us on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/banbloodsportsFind us on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1801767421&ref=profile

Drag coursing, in which dogs chase an artificial plastic lure, eliminates the hare suffering associated with live hare coursing.Every coursing season in Ireland, hares suffer the stress of being removed from their habitats, thrown into boxes and confined in enclosures for weeks and months.During coursing, hares suffer the fear of running for their lives in front of greyhounds. The hares that are hit suffer life-threatening internal injuries. Among the injuries are broken bones and dislocated hips. Hares may also die from stress-related capture myopathy, days and weeks after re-release back to the wild.The footage in this video was filmed in the US.Music "DLDN Instrumental" thanks to TimbermanJoin our campaign to secure a ban on hare coursing:Click on "Campaigns" at www.banbloodsports.comPlease consider supporting our work with a donation - Click on the Paypal button at www.banbloodsports.comThank you for your support.

One day, foxhunting will be a thing of the past.Help us make history for Ireland's wildlife - please support our campaign for a ban on foxhunting at www.banbloodsports.comTo make a donation to our campaign, please click on the paypal button at www.banbloodsports.com or send a cheque made payable to the Irish Council Against Blood Sports to: ICABS, PO Box 88, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland. Thank you.Join our mailing list - send "Subscribe" to info@banbloodsports.comFollow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/banbloodsportsFollow us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1801767421&ref=profileWildlife footage by Peter AkokanMusicOrchestral Strings Chords by Greg Baumonthttp://ccmixter.org/files/greg_baumont/27049http://www.myspace.com/gregbaumont***********ICABS has entered this video in the Better Together video awards 2011. Please vote for us every day up until 11 November at http://www.bettertogether.ie/content/make-hunting-thing-pastThank you.

Drag hunting is the humane alternative to hunting with hounds. Instead of chasing a live animal, the pack of hounds follow a scent laid along the ground by members of the hunt.Some draghunts use a cloth soaked in aniseed, animal urine and paraffin and this is dragged across the countryside before the start of the "hunt".Draghunts which use bloodhounds simply follow the scent of a human on foot.There are several drag hunts operating in Ireland at present. Drag hunting is also sometimes practised by existing foxhunting groups - either as a way to exercise the hounds or in addition to their blood sport activities.The same hounds are used in both, proving that the transition from cruelty to compassion, which most Irish citizens desire, is very simple to arrange. Drag hunting is the future for hunting in Ireland.Join our campaign today at www.banbloodsports.com. Thank you.

Please join the campaign against foxhunting in Ireland by clicking on Campaigns at www.banbloodsports.com Foxhunting is a cruel blood sport in which foxes are chased to exhaustion and ripped apart by a pack of hounds. If the fox manages to escape underground, the hunt's terriermen are called in to dig the fox out of the ground. A majority of Irish people want foxhunting banned. Join the campaign today to convince the government that the time has now come to follow the example of England, Scotland and Wales and finally ban this deplorable abuse of one of the country's favourite wild creatures.

Drag hunting is the humane alternative to hunting with hounds. Instead of chasing a live animal, the pack of hounds follow a scent laid along the ground by members of the hunt.Some draghunts use a cloth soaked in aniseed, animal urine and paraffin and this is dragged across the countryside before the start of the "hunt".Draghunts which use bloodhounds simply follow the scent of a human on foot.There are several drag hunts operating in Ireland at present. Drag hunting is also sometimes practised by existing hunting groups - either as a way to exercise the hounds or in addition to their blood sport activities.The same hounds are used in both, proving that the transition from cruelty to compassion, which most Irish citizens desire, is very simple to arrange. Drag hunting is the future for hunting in Ireland.Join our campaign today at www.banbloodsports.com. Thank you.

A radio discussion about Sinn Fein's current pro-coursing stance. Hare coursing is a cruel activity which a majority of Irish people want banned. To see a list of some of the victims of coursing, please click on Campaigns at http://www.banbloodsports.comTalkback with Wendy AustinBBC Radio Ulster - 3rd August 2011Featured on the programme are John Fitzgerald of the Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports and Sinn Fein MLA, Francie MolloyUrge Sinn Fein to reinstate its previous anti-coursing stance, in line with the majority view that this cruel activity should be outlawed.Contact details for Sinn Fein:Email: sfadmin@eircom.netTel: (353) 1 8726100/8726932OR 02890 347350

Ireland's forestry board, Coillte, sells licences to hunters to shoot defenceless forest animals and birds.Please tell Coillte to Stop Profiting From Killing and Keep Hunters Out.Email: pr@coillte.ie;christine.lee@coillte.ieTel: +353 (0)1 201 1111Write to:David GunningCEO, CoillteThe Irish Forestry BoardNewtownmountkennedyCo. WicklowIrelandPhotos byMalene Thyssen (Sika Deer)Larry D Moore (Rabbit)Tony Hisgett (Pigeon)Adrian Pingstone (Fallow Deer)Keven Law (Foxes)Music byAirtonehttp://ccmixter.org/files/airtone/32655

The Irish Coursing Club has received another licence to capture thousands of hares and use them as live lures for greyhounds.Please join us now in urging Minister Jimmy Deenihan to stop licensing coursing cruelty.Jimmy Deenihan, TDMinister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht AffairsDepartment of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2Email: ministersoffice@tcs.gov.ie;taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie[with a copy to An Taoiseach]Tel: +353 (0)1 631 3802If you like our work, please consider making a donation. Click on the Paypal button athttp://www.banbloodsports.comReceive our monthly Animal Voice e-newsletterEmail "Subscribe" to info@banbloodsports.comFollow us on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/banbloodsportsFind us on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1801767421&ref=profile

When hunts come on to public roads, they cause inconvenience and potential danger to motorists and other road users. If you spot a hunt blocking a road or interfering with the freeflow of traffic, please immediately report the incident to the Gardai.

(This video can also be viewed by clicking on Videos at www.banbloodsports.com) The problems experienced by farmers and other Irish landowners when hunts come on to their property. Please see below for our advice to landowners... Unless hunters hold sporting rights to hunt on your property (this is not usually the case but if so, it will be specified on the title deeds to the property), neither they nor their dogs have a right to trespass on your property. Under the (Control of Dogs Act), dogs must be kept "under effectual control" so if hunt hounds come on to property where they do not have permission to be, this would be an offence and the Gardai should be notified. (If possible, take photos or video footage to prove it took place). If trespass occurs by members of the hunt, the Gardai should be notified as well. Sometimes hunts will say something like "we go where the dogs go" or "we didn't know we weren't allowed to enter your property" but this is not acceptable. If they didn't receive permission to enter the property, they should not be there. Irish farmers affected by hunt trespass may wish to contact the Farmers Against Foxhunting and Trespass organisation which offers advice to landowners. Their chairman, Philip Lynch, can be reached at 00 353 56 7725309. Please also visit www.banbloodsports.com and click on "Farmers" for lots more information on keeping hunts off your property. Join our campaign today at www.banbloodsports.com. Thank you.

Mink hunting with hounds sadly remains a legal blood sport in Ireland. The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is campaigning for a ban on this and other blood sports. Join our campaign today at www.banbloodsports.com. Thank you.

Despite being a "protected species", the badger is one of Ireland's most persecuted creatures. A major killer of this gentle and social animal is the Department of Agriculture. Under licence from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Department has cruelly snared tens of thousands of badgers to date in a so-called TB-eradication scheme that has been slammed as "slaughter masquerading as science".Join our appeal to the Irish Government to stop this cruel assault on the badger species. Click on Campaigns at www.banbloodsports.com for urgent action alerts. Thank you.Thanks to Peter Akokan for the video footage.

Cockfighting is an illegal activity in Ireland but sadly continues in some parts of the country.The Irish Council Against Blood Sports appeals to anyone with information about cockfighting activities to please contact the Gardai. The names and phone numbers of Garda stations can be found at http://www.garda.ie/Stations/Default.aspxTo find out more, click on 'Campaigns' at www.banbloodsports.com.Thank you.