The international animal rights organisation PETA has joined calls for an end to cruel hare coursing in Ireland.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz1VBbJ3DRc
 
Have a look at this excellent short video it has produced explaining what this "sport" is all about and why it should be banned.
 
If you agree that Ireland's hares should be protected, please send a message to its government calling for a ban on hare coursing.
 
You can use the following message or compose one of your own:
 
 Attn: Government of Ireland
 
Dear Ministers,
 
Hare coursing is both extremely cruel and poses a huge risk of spreading a disease that could wipe out the country's hare population. Please enact a law to end it, for the sake of the animals, and for the sake of Ireland's global reputation
.
Thanking you,
 
Email message to:
 
catherine.martin@oireachtas.ie, malcolm.noonan@oireachtas.ie, eamon.ryan@oireachtas.ie, pippa.hackett@oireachtas.ie