Shame on Riverview Veterinary Group in Bandon for wishing “continued success” to cruel hare coursers in County Cork.
ICABS was disgusted to see an advert for the veterinary group in the booklet for the 3-day coursing meeting in Clonakilty last week. The advert stated: “Continued success to Clonakilty coursing - Riverview Veterinary Group Distillery Road, Bandon”.
As well as a vet clinic in Bandon, Riverview Veterinary Group has branches in Carrigaline, Ballincollig, Kinsale and Clonakilty.
At the Clonakilty coursing meeting pairs of greyhounds were unleashed to chase after hares in a bloodsport which is illegal in all our neighbouring jurisdictions, due to the cruelty involved.
It is absolutely incredible that any veterinary practice would consider it appropriate to support a coursing club by advertising in its booklet and wishing it success.
In an email to Riverview Veterinary this week, the Irish Council Against Blood Sports pointed out that coursing is one of Ireland’s worst forms of cruelty to animals. It involves netting thousands of hares from the wild (coursers frighten the animals out into the open and chase them into the nets), keeping them in captivity for weeks or months and using them as live lures for dogs to chase. All for the entertainment of a merciless mob who cheer the dogs on and gamble on which dog will force the hare to change direction first. Every coursing season, hares suffer injuries and die in coursing. The injuries include broken bones, damaged toes and dislocated hips. Hares who survive the ordeal are at risk of later dying from stress-related capture myopathy.
ICABS has brought this to the attention of the Veterinary Council of Ireland and demanded that they take action to stop vets from supporting a bloodsport which a majority in Ireland want outlawed due to the suffering it causes to the timid Irish Hare.
ACTION ALERT
Join us in contacting Riverview Veterinary Group and asking how it can possibly justify wishing “continued success” to hare coursers.Riverview Veterinary Group
Distillery Road, Bandon
T: +353 23 8841503
Email: reception@riverview.ie
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Ask the Veterinary Council of Ireland to take action.
Veterinary Council of Ireland
53 Lansdowne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 (0) 1 668 4402
Emal: info@vci.ie