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Hare Coursing

Hare Coursing 1 A hare being mauled by a muzzled greyhound during a coursing meeting. coursing1.jpg (985 kb)

Hare Coursing 2 A hare being knocked off its feet by a greyhound during a coursing meeting. coursing2.jpg (192 kb)

Hare Coursing 3 A hare with its legs outstretched tumbles across the grass during a coursing meeting. coursing3.jpg (458 kb)

Hare Coursing 4 A hare is bitten by a greyhound whose muzzle has come undone. This image was captured during the coursing finals at Clonmel. coursing4.jpg (1.42 Mb)

Hare Coursing 5 A hare dead within a coursing enclosure. coursing5.jpg (537 Kb)

Fox hunting

Foxhunting 1 A bleeding and injured fox after being bitten by a terrier and dug out of the ground during a fox hunt. foxhunt1.jpg (338 Kb)

Foxhunting 2 Another gruesome foxhunting scene: Here we see the squealing and bleeding fox after a foxhunt terrier sunk its teeth into the animal's scalp. foxhunt2.jpg (371 Kb)

Foxhunting 3 Two members of a foxhunt holding the fox and the hunt terrier as they bite into each other. Appalling scenes like these are routine in foxhunting. foxhunt3.jpg (409 Kb)

Foxhunting 4 A foxhunt terrier bites into the head of a fox which was attacked underground by the dog and pulled out into the open with the dog still gripping the unfortunate animal. foxhunt4.jpg (325 Kb)

Foxhunting 5 This scene of a foxhunt terrier attacking a dug-out fox is just one of many cruel aspects of foxhunting. Foxes also suffer during the chase, with research showing high levels of stress and damage to internal organs. foxhunt5.jpg (342 Kb)

Foxhunting 6 The fox squealing in pain as the hunt terrier continues to bite into its flesh. foxhunt6.jpg (354 Kb)

Ward Union Carted Deer Hunt

Ward Union 1 An exhausted deer with blood in its mouth is dragged from a County Meath farmyard towards a livestock trailer at the end of a Ward Union hunt. Minutes earlier it was "rugby tackled" to the ground by a hunter. (Photo: ICABS/Philip Kiernan) Ward_Union1.jpg (1.46 MB)

Ward Union 2 A deer slips and falls to the ground after being chased into a County Meath farmyard by Ward Union hunters and hounds. (Video Still: ICABS/ACIG) Ward_Union2.jpg (312 kb)

Ward Union 3 An injured, exhausted, panting deer at the end of a Ward Union hunt. It is being grabbed by its ear and mouth before being dragged across a farmyard to the hunt's trailer. (Photo: ICABS/Philip Kiernan) Ward_Union3.jpg (751 kb)

Ward Union 4 At the end of a Ward Union hunt - the captured deer can be seen here with blood on its wounded head. (Photo: ICABS/Philip Kiernan) Ward_Union4.jpg (799 kb)

Ward Union 5 A stag, with its antlers removed, nervously awaits the start of a Ward Union hunt. A Department of Agriculture report described the hunt as "inhumane" and noted that one stag which had been hunted previously "was showing body tremors, excessive salivation and panting" before being released from the cart to be chased by hounds. (Photo: ICABS/ACIG) Ward_Union5.jpg (1Mb)

Ward Union 6 An injured, exhausted and bleeding deer at the end of a Ward Union carted deer hunt. (Video Still: ICABS) Ward_Union6.jpg (351 Kb)

Ward Union 7 A deer is released from the Ward Union livestock cart at the beginning of a hunt in County Meath. A Department of Agriculture report described the hunt as "inhumane" and noted that one stag which had been hunted previously "was showing body tremors, excessive salivation and panting" before being released from the cart to be chased by hounds. (Video Still: ICABS/ACIG) Ward_Union7.jpg (835 Kb)

Ward Union 8 The howling hounds close in on a terrified deer at the end of a Ward Union hunt. (Photo: ICABS/ACIG) Ward_Union8.jpg (1 Mb)

Ward Union 9 An exhausted deer with blood in its mouth is dragged from a County Meath farmyard towards a livestock cart at the end of a Ward Union hunt. Minutes earlier it was tackled to the ground by a hunter. (Photo: ICABS/Philip Kiernan) Ward_Union9.jpg (1.2 Mb)

Ward Union 10 A Ward Union hound bites into the hind quarters of an exhausted deer at the end of a hunt. A hunt member is seen trying to tackle the deer to the ground. (Photo: ICABS/ACIG) Ward_Union10.jpg (626 Kb)

Ward Union 11 A close-up of a Ward Union deer in the hunt's cart. The animal's antlers have been cut off and it has a livestock tag in its ear. (Photo: ICABS/ACIG) Ward_Union11.jpg (2 Mb)

Ward Union 12 An exhausted deer is pushed and dragged back to the Ward Union's blue livestock trailer at the end of a hunt in County Meath. (Photo: ICABS/Philip Kiernan) Ward_Union12.jpg (1.5 Mb)

Hunts on roads

Hunts on Roads 1 They think they own the roads: A hunt master blindly leads a pack of hounds on to a main road - directly into the path of an oncoming vehicle. The motorist is forced to slow down and stop to avert an accident. huntroad1.jpg (297 Kb)

Hunts on Roads 2 A motorist brakes hard as the road ahead becomes clogged with hunt horses. huntroad2.jpg (1.1 Mb)

Hunts on Roads 3 A hunt follower trots across the path of a car on a main road. huntroad3.jpg (235 Kb)

Hunts on Roads 4 Total chaos as motorists try to navigate past hunt horses and the parked cars of hunt followers. huntroad4.jpg (1.6 Mb)

Badger snaring cruelty

Badger Snaring 1 One of the tens of thousands of badgers cruelly snared and killed by the Department of Agriculture. At the base of the tree to which the snare is attached are scratch marks where the badger desperately tried to claw its way to freedom. (Photo: Peter Akokan) badger1.jpg (463 Kb)

Bullfighting around the world

Bullfighting 1 Close to death: A bleeding bull gasping for breath towards the end of a bullfight. (Photo: ADDA) bullfight1.jpg (985 Kb)

Bullfighting 2 A matador preparing to plunge a sword into the heart of a bull during a bullfight. The animal is bleeding from its back and gasping for breath. (Photo: Anti-bullfighting Campaign, The Netherlands) bullfight2.jpg (497 Kb)

Bullfighting 3 Holiday from hell. A bull bleeding from its mouth and body moments before being killed with a sword. Bullrings like this survive thanks to the support of curious tourists who are often unaware of the brutality awaiting them. Among the countries which allow bullfighting are Spain, Portugal, France, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, China, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. (Photo: ADDA) bullfight3.jpg (30 Kb)

Bullfighting 4 A bull being removed from a bullfighting arena after being brutally killed. (Photo: Anti-bullfighting Campaign, The Netherlands) bullfight4.jpg (250 Kb)

Bullfighting 5 A matador prepares to make an attempt at plunging a sword between the bleeding and exhausted bull's shoulder blades and into its heart. (Photo: William Buchheit) bullfight5.jpg (246 Kb)

Bullfighting 6 A picador thrusts a spear into the bull's back. (Photo: William Buchheit) bullfight6.jpg (244 Kb)

Bullfighting 7 The bull being speared during a bullfight. Horses (blindfolded to prevent them from seeing the bull running towards them) are often victims in bullfighting too. The thin cloak thrown over them provides little protection from a bull's horns. (Photo: William Buchheit) bullfight7.jpg (312 Kb)

Bullfighting 8 Heartless bullring thugs finish the bull off by stabbing a dagger into its head and throat. (Photo: William Buchheit) bullfight8.jpg (163 Kb)

Bullfighting in France 1 A bull bleeding from its mouth gasps for breath after being stabbed in the back during a French bullfight. (Image: Comite Radicalement Anti Corrida) bullfightfr1.jpg (220 Kb)

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