It has been confirmed that coursers have applied for a licence for another season of hare coursing cruelty. Please join us in urging Minister Heather Humphreys to act on the wishes of the majority who want coursing banned and reject the licence application. ACTION ALERT Urge Minister Heather Humphreys to show compassion for the persecuted Irish Hare and stop licensing cruel coursing. Email "Stop the cruelty. Refuse a 2015-16 hare coursing licence" to Heather.Humphreys@oireachtas.ie,ministers.office@ahg.gov.ie,taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie,joan.burton@oireachtas.ie,wildlifelicence@ahg.gov.ie,Gerry.Leckey@ahg.gov.ie Tel: (01) 631 3802 or (01) 631 3800 Leave a comment on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heather.humphreysfg Tweet to Heather Humphreys: @HHumphreysFG SAMPLE LETTER (If you have time, please compose your own personal letter. Otherwise, feel free to send the short sample letter below.) Dear Minister, I am one of the majority who want hare coursing outlawed in Ireland. I am writing to urge you to reject a licence application for a 2015-16 coursing season. In coursing, hares suffer at all stages - during the capture, during the time they are kept in captivity and during the coursing meetings where they run for their lives in front of greyhounds. Among the injuries recorded are broken legs, damaged toes and dislocated hips. Every season, hare injuries and deaths occur. I ask you to please act on the wishes of the majority, show compassion and refuse to issue the licence. Thank you. Yours sincerely, [Name/Location] Appeal to the Minister for Agriculture Please appeal to the Minister for Agriculture to remove an exemption for hare coursing from the Animal Health and Welfare Act. Simon Coveney, TD Minister for Agriculture Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Email: Simon.Coveney@oireachtas.ie Tel: 01-607 2884 or LoCall 1890-200510.