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Westmeath foxhunt and animal cruelty
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A 2011 Farmers' Journal report told of how 16 mounted followers of the Westmeath hunt, along with 29 hounds, found a fox that was caught and chopped. Later on, another fox was overhauled before he managed to put any distance between himself and them. • Both chopped and overhauled, in hunting terminology, mean that the fox was caught by the hounds and brutally killed. • In 2007, the Irish Independent reported that there was a probe into allegations that a rope was tied to the leg of a fox and that it was pulled out of a burrow and fed alive to hounds. See Irish Independent report http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/... • A 2008 Irish Field report revealed that the Westmeath Hunt's hounds chased a fox into the freezing water of the Royal Canal: The fox and the pack swam across the canal and continued along the banks to the Mullingar/Ballynacargy Road...the fox, with 9 hounds in pursuit, then swam the canal again • A Westmeath Foxhounds hunt report in the The Irish Field documented the cruel practice of digging-out and the obscene ritual of cutting off the tails and tongues of foxes... Terriers were some time in coming as followers were the wrong side of the wind for hearing. A quick dig followed and 2 foxes were dispatched. Eamon had a brush for Clarissa and a fox's tongue which he intends pickling in vinegar to cure warts and draw thorns. • URGENT ACTION ALERT • Please send a message to Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney, urging him to ban foxhunting with packs of hounds, terrierwork, digging-out and the use of lurchers to chase and attack foxes. • Simon Coveney, TD • Minister for Agriculture • Agriculture House, • Kildare Street, Dublin 2. • Email: [email protected] • Tel: 01-607 2884 or LoCall 1890-200510. • Fax: 01-661 1013. • Leave a comment on Facebook: / simoncoveney • Tweet to: @simoncoveney • Join the campaign for a ban on foxhunting at www.banbloodsports.com • Support our campaign with a donation - click on the Paypal button at www.banbloodsports.com
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