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Pamela Anderson has written to the Taoiseach urging it to ban hare hunting in Ireland.
The former Baywatch actor said the race, which involves hares being chased by greyhounds, was “cruel and reckless” and was at odds with the “warmth and goodwill” for which the country was known.
Hare hunting is already banned in Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Course events were recently suspended in Ireland due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Anderson, who said the suspension should be permanent, has written to Micheál Martin as part of his role in the animal rights organization Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
It’s not the first time that the Canadian-born star, who is Peta’s honorary director in the United States, has approached a Taoiseach on animal welfare issues.
In the past, Anderson urged Enda Kenny to ban wild animal circuses and asked Leo Varadkar to ban fur farming.
Since then, the government has banned wild animal circuses and has pledged to phase out fur farming.
In her latest letter, the actress wrote: “As a longtime animal rights advocate, I have celebrated with my friends from Peta after writing to their predecessors and hearing that Ireland had banned wild animal circuses and that it would move towards the end of fur farming.
“But there’s still a lot to do. Could you be the Taoiseach who finally leaves the cruel hare running to rest?
“The new coronavirus has taught us the devastating consequences of playing with wildlife. And your government can hear that lesson by banning this so-called ‘sport’, in which tender and sensitive hares – wild animals – are ripped from their natural homes so they can be chased by dogs for someone’s twisted idea of fun.
“Hare hunting is reckless and cruel. Many hares die when they are captured, transported, and held captive before meetings. Some suffer stress-induced heart attacks or other organ damage, or collapse and die of sheer exhaustion while desperately fleeing the dogs.
“This blood sport is at odds with the warmth and goodwill that people around the world know and love about Ireland. Currently, the practice is prohibited due to lockdown restrictions, and you can help ensure that it is not allowed to resume. It is time, it is time, for Ireland to put the hare in the history books, where it belongs ”.
In September, Rise TD Paul Murphy introduced a private members bill in the Dáil in an attempt to ban hare hunting.
Previous attempts to change the law have failed.
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