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.

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

Public consultation on review and update of wildlife legislation The National Parks and Wildlife Service is carrying out a review of Ireland's wildlife legislation. Please make a submission, calling for an end to the licensing of cruel hare coursing, protection for foxes, a ban on snares and Larsen traps, an end to the shooting of birds, including amber- and red-list species, etc. More... Tweet

Heritage Minister Darragh O’Brien shamefully issues 2024-2025 hare coursing licences Heritage Minister Darragh O’Brien has shamefully issued 2024-2025 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

Mauled hare killed at Kerry coursing meeting There are renewed calls on the Irish Government to ban hare coursing after details emerged about terrorised hares who were hit and mauled at an animal cruelty event in Kerry. More... Tweet

9 hares hit by dogs at County Clare coursing meeting Nine hares were hit by greyhounds and two were pinned to the ground at a coursing meeting in County Clare in October. 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

Jennifer Whitmore TD introduces Protection of Hares Bill 2023 Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has introduced a bill which aims to finally ban cruel hare coursing in Ireland. More... Tweet

South Dublin County Councillors pass motion calling for ban on cruel hare coursing South Dublin County Councillors have voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion calling on the government to ban cruel hare coursing. 17 Councillors voted in favour of the motion, with just 6 voting against. More... Tweet

Urge politicians to back bill to ban cruel coursing Paul Murphy TD’s Animal Health & Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill is expected back before the Dail in the coming months. Please join us in urging politicians to give their backing to the bill which aims to finally stop coursing - a cruel bloodsport which a majority in both rural and urban areas want outlawed. More... Tweet

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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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