Major hotel sponsoring live hare coursing and hosting big promotional event

by Against cruelty to animals Tue Mar 29, 2011 02:26

I thought it was bad enough when Fine Gael pledged to bring back carted stag hunting a year after it was banned (following 30 years of campaigning by animal welfare groups), but now a top hotel is promoting hare coursing?? I certainly wouldn't give a red cent cent to a hotel that was actually propping up these disgusting forms of animal cruelty, let alone dine there or stay overnight. This hotel actually gives money to hare coursing, a sick perversion that is a CRIMINAL OFFENSE in just about every country that once allowed it.

Google "hare coursing" on Google news and see what comes up!

Shame on Hotel Minella! I wouldn't piss in its toilets if I was bursting. What is wrong with this country that we still have legal hare coursing?

Then again, we allowed far worse for a very long time. The Ryan report is gathering dust. Remember that report? There are some pretty sick people out there.

A lovely "rural pursuit" ...live hare coursing, as much a part of our glorious culture as the good old industrial schools!

by For protecting animals from cruelty Tue Mar 29, 2011 16:06

I think those concerned should contact both Hotel Minella and the Manor House Hotels of Ireland, to which the Minella is affiliated.

You can email the hotel at frontdesk@hotelminella.ie, you can phone the hotel. The number is 052-6122388 or (from outside Ireland) 353 52 612238

Hotel Minella is a member of the Manor House Hotels of Ireland,1 Sandyford Office Park. Foxrock, Dublin 18.Ireland.

Email: info@manorhousehotels.com, Web: www.manorhousehotels.com.

Tel: +353 1 2958900,Lo-Call: 0818 281 281 (within Republic of Ireland),US Toll Free: 1 8777 905 6789.

by KingSaunders Wed Mar 30, 2011 09:08

You might want to check your facts and sources for this story?
The Hotel Minella ended it's sponsorship of the "Oaks" in 2010, the 2011 event was sponsored by "Greyhound and Pet World".

Very shoddy "journalism"

by Protect the Irish Hare! Wed Mar 30, 2011 13:25

The hotel has sponsored the so-called "Oaks" part of the National Coursing Meeting for years and is still promoting and facilitating the bloodsport, as Saturday night's big event proves. Of course a clear statement from the hotel anouncing that its support for this horrendous activity has ceased, or is about to cease, would be welcomed by all animal protection groups in Ireland.

by KingSaunders Wed Mar 30, 2011 22:41

Interesting that the few photos you could attach to your article are obviously at least 10 years old.
You'd find more blood at your average GAA or Soccer match than you would at a Coursing meeting these days.
On a very rare occasions hares do get injured but 99% of the time the hares escape unharmed and go back into the wild in a much better condition than when they were captured.

The hare population in areas where there are coursing clubs managing and conserving the hare population is between 15 to 19 times higher hare than in areas, such as NI, where coursing has been banned. Perhaps instead of writing letters to hotels and newspapers and you might better off engaging in hare conservation measures.

by Conserve This Thu Mar 31, 2011 14:24

So, in return for improving the health of a hare, all the coursing club asks is that it can terrify it by getting dogs to chase it (with the intent of killing it)?

Wouldn't it be better if these "conservationists" just (simply) improved the health of the hare, without scaring the wits out of it in return?

by Hunt Sab campaigner Thu Mar 31, 2011 17:02

The pictures referred to are very relevant to the most recent hare coursing events because they show muzzled coursing and make it clear that muzzling of greyhounds doesn't work...it doesn't stop the cruelty. All the pictures shown so far are of hare coursing as currently organised.

Re Hotel MInella's support for hare coursing. They've also lavishly advertised that support and the evidence is there for anyone who doubts this.

Maybe the hotel will consider the views of people who DON't approve of terrorising hares for fun and give the coursers the boot!

Hotel Minella Advert promoting hare coursing

by Friend of the Irish Hare Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:56

The Irish Hare is a wonderful part of our wildlife heritage. Why on earth can we not appreciate and protect it instead of allowing more than 70 coursing clubs to ravage and torment these gentle creatures?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhdS-BBizaY

by Sceptic - None Whatsoever Sat Apr 02, 2011 02:53

Pity they couldn't throw a few politicians and banksters into the arena of cruelty , my oh my
what i wouldn't do to travel to clonmel to see a spectacle if that were the case .

On a much sincere note this type of cruelty to lovely little creatures , great and small should not be allowed , The Hotel should be boycotted in future if this sordid event takes place .

by Ban Coursing Tue Apr 05, 2011 17:37

The Savoy Hotel Limerick is also connected to hare coursing. They had an advert in the 2011 booklet for the coursing finals in Clonmel. In the advert they offered a "Special Rate" to people attending the Irish Cup hare coursing meeting.

Contact the hotel and ask them to disassociate from this cruel blood sport

Email: ronan@savoylimerick.com
Tel: 061-316311 (from Ireland)
Tel: 00353 61-316311 (from outside Ireland)

Savoy Hotel Limerick Advert in Hare Coursing Booklet