Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

From: John Fitzgerald

Date: 9/11/2009

To: Ban Bloodsports Appeal!

Subject: Urgent Ban Bloodsports Appeal

Following is a brief video showing what happens at hare coursing events in Ireland…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D58qbzC-GI4

Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports (CACS)

September 12^th 2009    Callan,  Co. Kilkenny,  Ireland

Phone: (056) 7725543 or (086) 3271179

Urgent Ban Bloodsports Appeal! 

Dear Friends,

A decision on whether or not to allow another season of enclosed hare coursing in Ireland will soon be made. Before September 19^th Ireland’s Environment Minister must decide whether to allow hares to be terrorised by specially trained greyhounds in wired enclosures…a “sport” in which these beautiful timid creatures are horribly mauled, injured (its bones are broken easily and do not mend) or savagely killed… for the amusement of human onlookers. (You can view a video of hare coursing by following the link below)

The Minister has the power to give the “go-ahead” to this appalling practise, as in previous years…or he can refuse permission to the hare coursing clubs and thus call a halt to what is surely one of the world’s most cruel bloodsports.

With both animal protection groups (including CACS) and pro-hare coursing groups lobbying the Minister intensively on this issue, the decision could go either way.

We are therefore asking your good selves to back our call for a ban on hare coursing in Ireland…by simply emailing our country’s Environment Minister, John Gormley.

Please email him (before September 19^th…the sooner the better!) with a brief message appealing to him:

NOT TO ALLOW ANOTHER HARE COURSING SEASON IN IRELAND…

** Send your message to minister@environ.ie

Note – short sample letter given below.

Thanking you,

Sincerely,

John Fitzgerald,

Campaign for the Abolition Of Cruel Sports

www.myspace.com/banharecoursingireland

***  SAMPLE MAIL / LETTER: ***

Dear Minister Gormley :

       It is indeed sad that in this day and age, man is still insisting on torturing innocent animals for their amusement.

       I strongly urge you to not allow another season of Hare Coursing in Ireland.

Respectfully,

Your Name and nationality 

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