Witness the cruelty of blood sports in Ireland

Hare coursing Foxhunting Carted deer hunting To witness the appalling cruelty of hare coursing, foxhunting and carted deer 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.

"Ban Bullfighting News" Magazine - Download Now! The Summer 2009 Edition of new ICABS magazine, "Ban Bullfighting News". Please download, distribute and respond to the action alerts. Thank you. More...

Minister Gormley shown photos of deer being dragged out of river A disturbing photograph showing a deer being dragged out of a river at the end of a Ward Union hunt has been forwarded to Minister John Gormley as part of a renewed appeal for the hunt to be stopped. The unfortunate deer was pursued for over two hours during a hunt licensed by the Green Party minister. More...

Aer Lingus thanked for removing matador image The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has thanked Aer Lingus for removing an image of a matador from the homepage of its website. The image appeared as part of a graphic promoting flights to Europe. More...

Animal Voice Newsletter - June July 2009 A round-up of all the latest campaign news and updates. Please respond to this month's featured action alerts and forward to all your friends. Thank you. More...

Hunting the Innocent: a poem about the plight of foxes Read "Hunting the Innocent", a powerful poem by Cashel-based songwriter, John O Dwyer. The poem conveys the suffering and desperation from the fox's perspective and illustrates the constant struggle for survival faced by these wonderful creatures. More...

Rangers & hunting holidays issue still being examined Over three weeks after the Sunday Times reported allegations that NPWS rangers are involved in the organisation of hunting holidays in Ireland, the issue is still "under examination". This is according to a reply by Minister John Gormley to a Dail Question from Deputy Finian McGrath. More...

French tourism body urged to end bullfight promotion The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is calling on a French tourism body to stop promoting bullfighting. The call comes following an advertorial in the current edition of Ryanair magazine which features a photo of a matador statue alongside the caption "an amazing Roman amphitheatre in Nimes now hosts bullfighting." More...

Lonely Planet to increase emphasis on opposition to bullfighting Travel book publisher, Lonely Planet, has promised to include more information about opposition to bullfighting in future editions of its Guide to Madrid. Responding to an email from an ICABS supporter, a spokesperson said that that they would "make several changes at the first opportunity to achieve a better balance in the text". More...

Renewed appeal to Buy & Sell to stop listing killer dogs Buy & Sell newspaper has again been urged to stop accepting adverts for dogs that may be used in the illegal blood sports of badger baiting and dog fighting. A spokesperson for paper said that recent ads for the "working dogs" had been published accidentally and that the company "will be addressing this issue from next week". More...

Mutilated coursing dogs found dumped on Limerick beach Three mutilated greyhounds, believed to have been coursing dogs, were found dumped at a popular bathing spot in Limerick. The Limerick Leader has reported that the animals had their ears cut off so that the owners could not be identified. This is just the latest act of appalling barbarity against Irish greyhounds. More...

10,066 dogs killed in Irish pounds last year A total of 10,066 dogs were killed in Irish dog pounds last year. This appalling figure was revealed by Minister John Gormley in response to a Dail Question from Deputy Finian McGrath. More...

Ban digging out and terrierwork: appeal to Agriculture Minister The Irish Council Against Blood Sports has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Brendan Smith, to outlaw the horrendous practices of digging out and terrierwork. We have written to all TDs and Senators, urging them to back a ban on these activities under the new Animal Health and Welfare Bill. More...

Please make a donation to ICABS Please consider making a donation to the Irish Council Against Blood Sports this month. We rely entirely on the generosity of our supporters to help ensure that our campaign goes from strength to strength. To make a donation today, click on the Paypal logo to the left or visit our Join ICABS page. Thank you very much.

ICABS urges ban on horrific ferreting ICABS has renewed its call for ferreting to be banned after a newspaper article highlighted the appalling cruelty of the activity. A profile of a ferreting enthusiast published in a midlands newspaper told of how ferrets are used to blind rabbits by biting into their eyes. More...

"No Hunting" signs: please print and display

Attention landowners: please download and display our new "No Hunting" posters and close your entire property to hunts now. The posters are available in A4 and unmissable A3 sizes. More...

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