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.

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Join the “Ban Hare Coursing” protest outside Limerick Racecourse on 26th February Join the peaceful protest against cruel hare coursing outside Limerick Racecourse this Sunday 26th February 2023 from 11.30am. More... Tweet

EXPOSED: The 36 Cork Cllrs who voted against "Ban Hare Coursing" motion EXPOSED: The 36 Cork County Councillors who shamefully voted against a motion which called for a ban on cruel hare coursing • The FF, FG, Labour, Sinn Fein and Independent Cllrs disregarded the cruelty of coursing and the majority public support for a ban. More... Tweet

Fingal Councillors call for a ban on cruel hare coursing Fingal County Councillors have passed a motion calling on the government to ban cruel hare coursing. The motion presented by Solidarity-People Before Profit Councillor John Burtchaell and seconded by Councillor Karen Power of the Green Party won support from 12 councillors representing six political groups. More... Tweet

Senator David Norris questions Minister about Irish Hare on hunting list Green Party Minister of State for Heritage, Malcolm Noonan, has said that there are no plans to make changes to an open season order which allows hares to be terrorised and killed by hunting dogs, captured from the wild and used as live lures in coursing and gunned down by shooters. More... Tweet

Morrissey calls on Taoiseach to ban cruel hare coursing A big thank you to music icon and animal rights activist Morrissey for becoming the latest celebrity to call on the Irish Government to ban cruel hare coursing. More... Tweet

Heritage Ministers urged to refuse 2022-23 licence for cruel hare coursing Heritage Ministers Darragh O’Brien and Malcolm Noonan are being urged to REFUSE a licence for another season of cruel hare coursing. 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

Over €10 million in grants to hunts around Ireland More than €10 million in grants have been shamefully paid out to hunts by taxpayer-funded Horse Racing Ireland over the past decade, it has emerged. More... Tweet

Urge Fianna Fáil to ban cruel hare coursing Join us in urging Fianna Fáil TDs to support Paul Murphy TD’s bill which aims to outlaw cruel hare coursing in Ireland. The bill is expected back before the Dail later this year. 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!

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.