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Save the Island Eddy Hares
23 September 2011
In past years, coursers have landed on Galway Bay's Island Eddy, netted the resident hares and used them as live bait for coursing greyhounds on the mainland.
In 2009, for example, Galway and Oranmore coursing club removed 12 hares from the island. At their subsequent coursing meeting, five hares were struck and one died.
ICABS has urged Galway politicians to intervene to protect the hares. "Hares form a much loved part of Galway's wildlife heritage and should be protected from animal cruelty," we stated.
This year, with a hare netting licence issued by Minister Jimmy Deenihan, the hares on Island Eddy are again at risk of being snatched from their habitat and forced to run for their lives. Please support our campaign to save them from this fate.
Send an email to all Galway TDs and urge them to intervene to protect the Island Eddy hares.
Ask Minister Deenihan to show compassion for the Island Eddy hares, and the hare population as a whole, and stop licensing hare coursing.
Jimmy Deenihan, TD
Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
23 Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Email: ministersoffice@tcs.gov.ie
[with a copy to An Taoiseach - taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie]
Tel: +353 (0)1 631 3802
Fax: +353 (0)1 661 1201
SAMPLE LETTER
(If you have time, please compose your own personal letter.)
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Dear Minister,
I am greatly saddened to learn that among the victims of coursing in Ireland are hares that live a peaceful existence on some of our off-shore islands. Coursers land on these wildlife havens, mercilessly net the resident hares and take them back to the mainland to use as live lures. Minister, please intervene to protect the Island Eddy hares and all hares that will be subjected to coursing cruelty in the coming weeks and months. As you are aware, a humane alternative exists in the form of drag coursing in which the hares are replaced by a plastic lure. This is practised successfully in England, Australia and the USA. There is absolutely no reason why Ireland should allow the shameful practice of hare coursing to continue. Please show compassion for the Island Eddy hares, and the hare population as a whole, and end coursing. Thank you. I look forward to your response. Yours sincerely, [Name/Location] |
To find out more about the cruelty of coursing, visit our Ban Coursing Campaign Page
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