Tag Archives: Hare Coursing

Anyone?

Any excuse.

Previously: The National Coursing Meeting took place in Clonmel but could this be the last time the event is held? *newstalk, February 7)

Yesterday.

Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Masked animal rights activists protesting outside the Department of Agriculture, calling for a ban on hare coursing, in which dogs are tested on their ability to ‘run, overtake and turn a hare’.

The Green Party, in government formation talks, failed to persuade their coalition partners to ban the activity, considered a cruel bloodsport by campaigners.

Leah Farrell/Rollingnews

John Fitzgerald writes:

Animal welfare people who tried to film Irish hare coursing have in the past have been ejected from the grounds, beaten up, or at least given sturdy verbal warnings, because “unauthorized photography” is strictly prohibited at these events.

A brave woman went to a coursing event in County Limerick last weekend to secretly film part of the fixture. She continued filming until she was spotted by coursing officials.

But it seems that this particular coursing club has adopted a new and more sophisticated way of censoring video coverage of its “sport“.

An official approached her and shone a dazzling bright light at her camera.

Before this “intervention” she had managed to capture scenes that clearly show hares being hit hard; their frail bodies sent tumbling or being flung into the air. Others can be seen running in circles, even leaping over the dogs, in their frantic bid to escape.

This footage demonstrates that muzzling of greyhounds in Ireland does not protect the hares, as claimed by coursing clubs and their political friends.

Have a look at how the camera woman’s secret recording was interrupted by The Shining…

Previously: Meanwhile, In Tipperary