A big THANK YOU to Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham for becoming the latest to express support for an end to fox hunting in Ireland.
“Fox hunting is particularly cruel and I cannot see what possible pleasure it can be to see a terrified fox chased to his death by thirty odd hounds and then torn apart,” Scott commented in a statement to the Irish Council Against Blood Sports today.
He went on to state that he is “completely against training one animal to kill another” and also against calling it a ‘sport’.
“If there should ever be a need for foxes to be contained, surely there must be a more humane way to accomplish this,” he added.
Scott was announced this week as a new patron of The Fox Project, a charity dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of red foxes in the South East of England.
In a post on the Fox Project’s Facebook page, Scott was quoted as saying: “Too many people think of foxes as pests, whereas we think the opposite of these fascinating animals. Over the past 20 years we have welcomed, observed, nurtured and even treated several generations of them in our own back garden and felt privileged by their presence. We were most impressed by the hard work and dedication of the team at The Fox Project and I am truly honoured to be considered as one of the Patrons to help support and raise awareness of this wonderful organisation. We all have to join forces to help our indigenous wildlife – or loose them forever."
Find out more about Scott Gorham, his music and art at
https://scottgorhamworld.com/pages/biography
Watch an interview with Scott on the Late Late Show New Year's Eve show
https://www.rte.ie/player/movie/the-late-late-new-year-s-eve-show/737153064404
Join calls for a ban on fox hunting in Ireland. Please respond to our action alert below.
ACTION ALERT
Help get fox hunting banned in Ireland
Please get in touch with all your local TDs and urge them to pledge support for a ban on cruel fox hunting in Ireland. Visit the Oireachtas website for contact details https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=/ie/oireachtas/house/dail/34
Contact the leaders of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein. Tell them that you want fox hunting, hare coursing and all bloodsports banned.
Micheál Martin TD
Leader, Fianna Fail
Email: micheal.martin@oireachtas.ie; info@fiannafail.ie
Tel: 01 619 4000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michealmartintd/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@MichealMartinTD
Simon Harris TD
Leader, Fine Gael
Telephone: 01 281 3727
Email: simon.harris@oireachtas.ie; finegael@finegael.ie
X: http://www.twitter.com/SimonHarrisTD
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DeputySimonHarris
Mary Lou McDonald TD
Leader, Sinn Fein
Tel: (01) 727 7102
Email: marylou.mcdonald@oireachtas.ie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaryLouMcDonald
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MaryLouMcDonaldTD
Keep hunters off your land
If you are a landowner, make your land off-limits to hunters. Find out more about how to do this on our Farmers/Landowners page – http://www.banbloodsports.com/farmers.htm
Sign and share Uplift’s “Ban Fox Hunting” petition
https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/petition-to-ban-fox-hunting-in-ireland
Watch our campaign video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXtb77WD6yI