Defying a ban on “unauthorized photography” members of the Irish Council Against Blood Sports (ICABS) travelled to observe and film part of the “Ardpatrick and Kilfinane” coursing event in County Limerick, held on Saturday and Sunday. Aware of their presence, coursing fans attempted to block their view of the action to prevent filming. Despite this, the camera people managed to film several courses. The shocking footage shows hares being terrorized, struck multiple times and mauled into the ground by the muzzled dogs. A hare can be seen in the clutches of a coursing official following a mauling and this animal is clearly having its neck broken. This footage is very significant because it exposes as worthless the so-called regulations that the Arts and Heritage Department (which grants the license to net hares for coursing) says “protects” hares and ensures they come to no harm when they are chased by pairs of greyhounds. Have a look: