Following a recent general election in Ireland its political parties are negotiating the formation of a new government. Animal protection groups are anxious to ensure that the horrific cruelties of hare coursing and fox hunting are not overlooked in the formulation of policies.

Every year thousands of hares are used as live bait in Ireland at coursing events. Many are mauled or have their bones crushed by greyhounds as coursing fans laugh and cheer. Foxes are hounded to exhaustion and death for sport also. Those that seek refuge underground from the chase are dug out and tossed live to the dogs.

Let’s appeal to the political parties in Ireland to include a ban on both hare coursing and fox hunting in their policy plans for the new government.

You can send a message to all of them in one email…all the addresses are included in the block of addresses below.

You can send your own message or use the following sample, or a variation of it:

The scandal of live hare coursing and fox hunting have shamed Ireland for long enough. In formulating a Programme for Government, please ensure that these obscene cruelties posing as “sport” are OUTLAWED…for the sake of the animals and for the sake of Ireland’s image as a nation.

Address to:

leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie, micheal.martin@oireachtas.ie, marylou.mcdonald@oireachtas.ie, eamon.ryan@oireachtas.ie, roisin.shortall@oireachtas.ie, paul.murphy@oireachtas.ie, peadar.toibin@oireachtas.ie, alan.kelly@oireachtas.ie, info@greenparty.ie, finegael@finegael.ie

Thank you!

Here’s a video showing what happens in Irish fox hunting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbLKs9pgQno