Witness the cruelty of blood sports in Ireland

Foxhunting Hare coursing Mink hunting To witness the appalling cruelty of hare coursing, foxhunting and mink hunting, please click on the video links above. For more presentations exposing blood sports in Ireland, visit our Videos Page. Help highlight our campaigns by displaying the videos on your website. Thank you.

CUB HUNTING: Horrific cruelty awaits young foxes Horrific cruelty awaits young foxes around Ireland at the start of another season of cub hunting. In the early hours after dawn, hunters surround earths and flush out the resident foxes. They then release their waiting hounds to attack and kill the cubs. The doomed youngsters will be mauled, bitten and pulled apart. More... Tweet

Heritage Minister James Browne shamefully issues 2025-2026 hare coursing licences Heritage Minister James Browne has shamefully issued 2025-2026 hare coursing licences. The licences cover a 204-day period and allow cruel coursers to net thousands of hares from the wild and use them as live bait for greyhounds to chase. More... Tweet

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Ruth Coppinger TD (People Before Profit-Solidarity) is calling for a FREE VOTE when her Animal Health & Welfare (Ban On Fox Hunting) Bill returns to Dail Eireann More... Tweet

Ireland - Ban Cruel Fox Hunting Ireland: Ban Cruel Fox Hunting - Join calls on Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein to back a ban. More... Tweet

Ireland – Ban cruel fox hunting Cruel fox hunting should NOT be happening in modern Ireland. It's time for a ban. Join us in urging the Irish Government to finally ban this barbaric bloodsport. More... Tweet

Irish Government must ban cruel mink hunting There are renewed calls on the Irish Government to ban cruel mink hunting. The bloodsport should be stopped not only due to the inherent cruelty – mink are caught, bitten and pulled apart by the dogs – but also because mink hunting takes place in otter habitats. The otter is a protected species and hunting otters is outlawed. More... Tweet

Hares running for their lives at a coursing meeting in Edenderry Hares running for their lives at a coursing meeting in Edenderry (19 Oct 2024). Shame on the Irish Government for allowing this cruelty to continue. Join the campaign for a ban on cruel hare coursing. More... Tweet

Foxes terrorised "almost non-stop" during 5-hour hunt in Limerick Foxes were terrorised by a pack of 23 dogs “almost non-stop” for nearly five hours during a shameful hunt in County Limerick. More... Tweet

Greyhound industry horrors: Join calls for an end to government funding Watch "RTE Investigates: Greyhounds running for their lives" and join calls for an immediate end to all state funding to the cruel greyhound industry and a ban on greyhound racing and hare coursing. More... Tweet

Videos: Ireland's hare coursing cruelty Witness the cruelty of hare coursing in Ireland in our Youtube video playlist which shows hares being hit and mauled. After watching, please join the campaign against this deplorable bloodsport. More... Tweet

Say NO to Ireland's cruel blood sports Join calls for a ban on Ireland's cruel bloodsports. Please sign and share our petitions and urge your local politicians to back a bloodsports ban. Sign Now!

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