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The first day of the Co. Limerick Coursing Club J.P. McManus Irish Cup, an annual meeting where greyhounds course hares with a €80 first prize at stake on Limerick Racecourse at Greenmount, Patrickswell, on Feb. 22, in Limerick, Ireland.
While I am certainly happy that these athletic greyhounds are muzzled up, it does strike me as somewhat vicious to make a poor hare run for its life while its pursuers are taunted with a feast that they will never get. The hare ends up terrified and the greyhounds hungry. That said, the animals don’t get hurt and it looks like they are having a good time getting the exercise.
Ian MacNicol / Getty Images
Ian MacNicol / Getty Images
Ian MacNicol / Getty Images
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pure tasteless @!$%#. pointless. cruel. please stop.
Disgusting photo! I does however serve the purpose of making us all aware that this sort of cruelty is common in other parts of the world
One of my greatest regrets in my life is that as a young boy of 13 or 14 I participated in a "fox hunt" where neighborhood men (mostly under 30s) fumigated fox holes to drive them out and then beat them to death in the name of saving the domesticated animals (goats, chicken and calves), Even now at 57 I regret that decision of mine and wonder why grown men participate in these cruel games. Shame on them.
This is despicable. Will we ever evolve a race compassionate enough to not find amusement in terrorizing animals? The animals don't get hurt? Really!
You are right. People don't realize Greyhounds are fairly fragile, but are large and fast. A rabbit is small and agile. Size, speed, fragile vs a small agile rabbit. That can only lead to disaster.
How barbaric.
I have 2 retired Greyhounds. I've had 3 others that have passed. I read a lot about about Greys, though I'm in no way any kind of expert. The photos depict a cruel sport. It's clear the rabbit is running for it's life. That in itself is enough to not publish these photos (more important, abolish this sport). In the caption it contains "no one gets hurt". I'd bet a dime on a dollar that is not true. What the caption does not say is the rabbit weighs, I'm guessing, around 20-30 lbs. While a small Female Greyhound, weighs in the mid 60 lbs (males weigh more). Also factor in Greys can do more that 40mph (2nd fastest land animal)!!! Since there are 2 dogs at the same time in the photos, there are going to be collisions, trips and stumbles. Add to that, the unpredictable moves from the rabbit. All the animals are in danger of injury, possibly even death. Imagine a dog that weighs 60-80lbs crashing into you at 40mph. The muzzle is a ramming rod. Now imagine you are a rabbit.
Lighten up. The rabbit is fine. These dogs are bred to hunt and this is an exercise so they do not lose their instinctive abilities. It is no different that letting a pact of coonhounds lose to chase a raccoon through the woods. The raccoon eventuallly escapes up a tree but the dogs are given a chance to do what they are bred to do. I personally thought these photos were great!
And you know this.......how?
Absolutely phucking disgusting how we torture other animals for our own amusement!
that is totally disgusting..what next??
this is horrible. doesn't anyone ever think about what that bunny is going through? don't you understand that that bunnies heart is racing in fear? how would you like to be put in a situation to were your not sure if you will live or not? this is in human? stop it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Window strikes and collision with high tension wires- in other words, "humans"- kill more birds than feral cats & domestic cats combined! Window strikes alone may kill up to 976 million birds yearly. In addition, humans' autos, pesticides & communications towers kill countless millions more. Feral cats are feral because of irresponsible people who abandon pets. The best way to control the feral cat population is Trap, Neutered, Release. Without the ability to breed, their populations will continually decrease as the older members of a colony die. There is some thought that, while humans are responsible for indiscriminate kills, animals who hunt birds usually catch the weaker, injured and "slower" birds, and may actually contribute to the health of the bird population as a whole. Of course, the best way would be for "human" beings to take responsibility for their actions in the first place. NO living being deserves to be scared to death, or tortured in any way, other than in the natural world, where animals have to hunt to eat.
Duplicate... sorry
Natalia - the claim that "animals don’t get hurt" in coursing is entirely false. To witness the cruelty of hare coursing at the meeting referred to in this report, please visit Our video footage shows hares being hit and mauled by greyhounds. The cries of the hares can clearly be heard. Every coursing season, hares are injured and killed during this bloodsport which is opposed by a majority of Irish people. Please join the campaign for a ban at www.banbloodsports.com