Hares suffered severe maulings at a coursing meeting in County Limerick today (Sunday 19 November 2017). New shocking video evidence filmed by ICABS shows hares being terrorised, struck multiple times and mauled into the ground by the muzzled dogs. Witnessing these appalling scenes at the Ardpatrick & Kilfinane coursing meeting, it was never clearer that the time has come for this shameful bloodsport to be finally banned in Ireland. ICABS is again contacting Minister Heather Humphreys, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the National Parks & Wildlife Service to demand an immediate withdrawal of the 2017-18 coursing licence and an end to this activity which should have been banned decades ago. The hare - one of Ireland's most cherished creatures - should be protected, not persecuted. URGENT ACTION ALERT Please join us in a fresh appeal to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Irish Government to put in place a permanent ban on hare coursing. Email "Stop the cruelty - Ban hare coursing NOW" to taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie, frances.fitzgerald@oir.ie An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar Department of the Taoiseach, Government Buildings, Upper Merrion St, Dublin 2 Telephone: +353 (0)1-6194020 Tweet to: @campaignforLeo Leave a comment on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campaignforleo/ Contact Minister Heather Humphreys and the National Parks and Wildlife Service and demand an immediate withdrawal of the current coursing licence. Heather Humphreys, TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs 23 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Email: Heather.Humphreys@oireachtas.ie, ministers.office@ahg.gov.ie, wildlifelicence@ahg.gov.ie, Gerry.Leckey@ahg.gov.ie Phone the Minister: +353 (0)1 631 3802 or +353 (0)1 631 3800 Phone the NPWS: Tel: +353 (0)1 888 3289 Leave a comment on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heather.humphreysfg Tweet to: @HHumphreysFG Contact your local TDs and urge them to back a ban on hare coursing. Visit the Oireachtas website for names of TDs and their email addresses http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=32&disp=mem *** Please share this post and encourage others to join the calls for a coursing ban *** Consider supporting our work with a donation: Click on the Paypal button at http://www.banbloodsports.com/