Coursing Cruelty Catalogue (2011-12)

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The draft of the Irish Department of Agriculture's recently published AnimalHealth and Welfare Bill shamefully exempts hare coursing and the hunting ofwild animals with dogs. Here we present further evidence of the sufferingcaused to hares by coursing - cruelty which the new legislation must outlaw.

Year after year, it's the same story with hares, used as live lures before grey-hounds. They are stressed, terrorised, mauled, injured and killed, as revealed byNational Parks and Wildlife Service reports, obtained under Freedom ofInformation. Our catalogue of cruelty is based on data from these reports.

Please note that the NPWS only monitor a small percentage of coursing meetingsso the injuries and deaths recorded here represent only a proportion of the total fig-ure. Also not represented here are the hares that are injured or die during the net-

ting process nor those who succumb to stress-related capture myopathy in thedays and weeks after being released back to the wild.

Despite the undeniable evidence of cruelty outlined here, our legislators continueto turn a blind eye, and are prepared to exempt this barbarity, just as was done 101years ago in 1911. Meanwhile, hare coursing has been outlawed in England,Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, leaving the Republic the last outpost of alegacy from the Roman amphitheatres. This Fine Gael and Labour Governmentshould be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.

Earlier this year, the Irish Council Against Blood Sports obtained disturbing videofootage at the so-called JP McManus Irish Cup hare coursing event. Our footageshows hares being hit and mauled into the ground by greyhounds. Watch thevideos at www.tinyurl.com/irishcup or www.youtube.com/icabs

Please join us in appealing to the Irish Government to amend the Animal Healthand Welfare Bill 2012 to remove the blood sports exemptions. Urgently phone oremail all your local TDs and demand that they support amendments to the billwhich aim to outlaw coursing, hunting and other unacceptable acts of cruelty.

Click on the Politicians at www.banbloodsports.com for more details.



VICTIMS OF HARE COURSING

DURING THE 2011/12 SEASON



CLARE

Ennis/Clarecastle, December 10/11, 2011

According to ranger's report, on day 1, 5 hares were hit, with 3 dying in escape aftercoursing. On day 2, 7 hares were hit, 2 killed, 4 injured, 1 put down and 2 died frominjuries. This amounts to a total of 8 fatalities.

Tradaree, November 12/13, 2011, 2011On day 1, 2 hares were hit and 1 killed. On day 2, ranger noted that 4 hares had diedovernight and 1 after coursing. Vet's report stated that 9 hares were "unfit for coursing,

1 injured and 1 unfit after coursing.

CORK

Millstreet, December 30/31, 20113 hares were hit by dogs, 3 hares were dead at end of coursing. Ranger noted that "anumber of hares (at least 3, probably more) had conjunctivitis, as confirmed by Vet. At

least 9 hares had foot injuries."

Mitchelstown, November 5/6, 20117 hares hit by dogs, 3 injured and 2 put down as a result of their injuries, plus 1 found

dead in escape.

Fermoy, October 19/20, 20116 hares hit by muzzled dogs, 1 injured and 1 put down because of injuries, with the

ranger being informed that a hare was found dead the morning after in the escape.Vet's report stated that 5 hares were injured (4 more than ranger stated) with 1 hareeuthanised.

Mallow, Co Cork October 22/23, 2011

9 hares hit by muzzled dogs, and 1 "escaped" from paddock.

Charleville, Oct 29/30,20115 hares hit. It was stated that no vet was present, but on call, while the ICC control

steward said there was veterinary involvement. The vet completed a veterinary report,despite not being present.



DONEGAL

East Donegal, December 3 and 4, 2011

Ranger stated 1 hare hit, 1 injured and died from injury.

DUBLIN

Balbriggan, November 26/27, 20119 hares hit, 1 injured, according to NPWS ranger, with vet's report stating that 2 hares

were injured and 2 "sick or otherwise unfit" after coursing, and ICC control steward stat-ing that 1 died of natural causes, and 1 injured hare released - did this receive veteri-nary attention?

GALWAY

Loughrea, October 22/23, 201114 hares hit by muzzled dogs, with 3 put down because of injuries. It was noted that 3hares were "unaccounted for" on release. According to the ranger's notes, it wasrealised on release that a hare was injured, and it was then brought to the vet andeuthanised.

Galway & Oranmore, Nov 10 & 11, 201110 hares hit, 4 pinned.

KERRY

Listowel, Co. Kerry, Oct 12/13, 2011

7 hares hit by greyhounds, 3 killed, 3 injured and 2 put down because of injuries, plus 1died in coursing compound, a total of 7 fatalities.

Kilflynn, Co. Kerry, October 1 & 2, 2011

12 hares hit by dogs, 3 hares killed, 3 died of "natural causes", 1 injured and 1 putdown because of injuries.



Lixnaw, Co. Kerry, November 4/5/6, 20112 hares hit by greyhounds, 1 killed and 1 died of "natural causes". Veterinary reportanswers 'Nil' to all questions regarding welfare of hares and makes no reference to any

hare killed or dying of "natural causes", despite the ranger's ticking the yes box to vet-

erinary involvement question.

Abbeydorney, Co. Kerry, October 22/23, 2011

6 hares hit by greyhounds, 1 killed.

Ballyduff, Co. Kerry, November 18/19, 20114 hares hit by dogs, and 1 died of "natural causes". Despite the fact that it was stated

that there was veterinary involvement, the vet's report made no mention of the haredeath.

Ballyheighue, Co. Kerry, October 14/15/16, 2011Ranger didn't attend on Day 1. 4 hares struck over 2 days, with 1 hare killed and 1dying of "natural causes".

Castleisland, Co.Kerry, October 30/31, 2011

1 hare hit by muzzled dogs.

KILKENNY Sevenhouses, Kilkenny, January 14/1512 hares hit by muzzled dogs, 1 killed, 4 injured and 1 put down because of injuries.

Parksgrove, North Kilkenny, December 26/27, 201113 hares hit by muzzled dogs, 2 killed 2 put down because of injuries, with 2 "escaped".Veterinary report states 2 hares injured, but no reference to 2 hares that had to be putdown. The vet was noted as being "on call". Who put down the hares, if not the vet?

LIMERICK

Limerick City, November 5/6, 201110 hares struck by greyhounds, with 4 injured and 1 put down because of injuries, 1"escaped".



Limerick Regional, Clarina, October 15/16, 201215 hares hit by dogs, 5 "pinned" and 10 "tipped", 5 injured and 2 died of injuries.Ranger stated that a post mortem was sought on the hares that died, with his line man-

ager requesting via a note on the form the findings of the post mortem, stating "I pre-

sume it was internal injuries rather than muzzles coming off?" Ranger noted "Yes - muz-zles did not come off."

Glin, Co. Limerick, October 7/8/9, 2011Ranger stated that 2 hares were killed.

TIPPERARY

Thurles District, 29/30, October, 2011

10 hares hit over the two days, 2 hares killed, 2 injured and 2 died overnight in coursingcompound.

Nenagh, December 17/18, 2011

4 hares hit by muzzled dogs.

WESTMEATH

Westmeath United, October 15/16, 2011Ranger described coursing as follows: "There were 9 hares hit on Day 1. Of these, onehare was tossed and rolled on the ground; another hare was tossed and mauled; anoth-

er was mauled on the ground by the two dogs and placed in a wooden box; anotherwas hit about five times and mauled on the ground by the dogs. When the dog owners

came running in, one of them grabbed the hare and lifted it away from the dogs by itsside and then the steward took it from him and handled it in a more appropriate man-

ner. The hare cried with what I presume was distress during this incident. The stewardplaced this hare in the wooden box. Another hare was tossed and badly mauled by thedogs later in the day. In all, 3 hit hares were retrieved and placed in a wooden box,"which was subsequently taken away by the vet, who stated in his report that 1 died and

2 were released.

Castletown-Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath, December 17/18, 20116 hares hit by muzzled dogs, with 1 "bad grazing". Vet stated 2 hares were injured.



WEXFORD

Gorey, 29/30 October, 2011

Over the two days of coursing 16 hares were hit by dogs, with 9 pinned and 7 dying oftheir injuries, according to NPWS ranger's report. However, the vet's report does notcite any hares injured or killed or euthanised.

Murrintown, Wexford, 26/27 December, 2011Ranger reported 6 hares hit by muzzled dogs on Day 2, with 6 injured and 2 killed.Meanwhile veterinary report cited 12 hares unfit for coursing, 4 hares injured and 16

"sick or otherwise unfit" after coursing. According to this coursing club's Hare CaptureReturn, 86 hares were captured for coursing. However a number of 75 were cited at the

start of coursing on day 1, leaving a discrepancy of 11 hares. In a memo from theranger to his superior, he cited that the club informed him that they had a "break in on

their hare paddock" and that "8 hares were missing and 3 killed".

Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, November 26/27, 20117 hares struck by greyhounds with 3 injured. Despite the fact that it was indicated onthe ranger's report that there as veterinary involvement in the meeting, the vet cited nil

hares injured at the meeting, so it would appear that these hares were not examined

Ballinaboola, New Ross, October 8/9, 2011

14 hares hit by dogs, 14 hares injured, 1 killed and 1 died from injuries. Vet noted just 1hare injured and 1 "sick or otherwise unfit after coursing", in contrast to the 14 noted bythe ranger. Did vet inspect any injured hares?



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