The Ward Union Hunt - Cruel from beginning to end 16 November 2007 Watch our revealing new slideshow to see why Minister John Gormley must ban this disgusting blood sport. The presentation exposes the suffering of deer hunted by the Ward Union and highlights an official Department of Agriculture report which strongly criticised the hunt for being "inhumane" and for causing terror, "extreme physical distress" and "physical exhaustion" to the deer. The new ICABS slideshow exposes the cruelty of carted deer hunting and the suffering caused to deer by the Ward Union hunt. Slideshow: Ward Union carted deer hunt Watch the slideshow now by clicking on the Play button below or visiting http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=dn5ZG8fyRbM Display the slideshow on your website Please help expose the cruelty of carted deer hunting by displaying a copy of the slideshow on your website. The following code can be used to embed the slideshow on your page: <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dn5ZG8fyRbM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dn5ZG8fyRbM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Videos: Carted deer hunting cruelty Ban the Ward Union Deer Hunt Duration: 00:30 Carted deer hunting Duration: 04:51 ACTION ALERT 1 Please contact Environment Minister, John Gormley, and appeal to him to stop carted deer hunt cruelty by firmly refusing a licence to the Ward Union. Sample Letter (If you have time, please compose your own personal letter. Otherwise, send the short sample letter below. Be assertive, but polite, in all correspondence. Thank you.) Minister John Gormley Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Custom House, Dublin 1. Email: minister@environ.ie Tel: 01 888 2403. Fax: 01 878 8640. Dear Minister Gormley, I share the views of the majority of County Meath residents who, according to a Meath Post poll, want you to refuse a licence to the Ward Union hunt. There is no place in modern Ireland for a cruel activity like carted deer hunting and I appeal to you to please refuse a licence to this hunt. This move will be welcomed by a huge cross-section of people in Meath and around Ireland and the world. Thank you and best wishes. Yours sincerely, [Name/Location] ACTION ALERT 2 Please contact your local TD and Senator and ask them to make an appeal to Minister Gormley on your behalf. For the names of your TDs, please click on your county on the Irish Government website (http://www.oireachtas.ie/members%2Dhist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=30&disp=const) Contact your TD at: Dail Eireann, Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-618 3000 or 1890 337889 (1890 DEPUTY). For a list of Senators, please visit the Irish Government website (http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=24&disp=mem) Contact your Senator at: Seanad Eireann, Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01-618 3000 or 1890 732 623 (1890 SEANAD). Sample Letter (If you have time, please compose your own personal letter. Otherwise, send the short sample letter below. Be assertive, but polite, in all correspondence. Thank you.) Dear [Deputy] or [Senator], I am writing to ask you to please spare 30 seconds to view an Irish Council Against Blood Sports video which exposes the cruel activities of the Meath-based Ward Union carted deer hunt. The video can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3f7NYyhDhg I trust that you will agree that this appalling blood sport has absolutely no place in modern Ireland. Please save deer from the suffering caused by carted deer hunting by joining the widespread calls on Minister John Gormley to ban this hunt. Thank you. Yours sincerely, [Name/Location] More information about carted deer hunting Carted deer hunting: Leaflet | Photos | Videos | Petition News Menu | Join | Top | Home