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22/10/2003
Hare coursing protest set for Dungannon
Protestors will call for an end to hare coursing later this week, when the League Against Cruel Sports brings its campaign to the streets of Dungannon.
The demonstration, to coincide with the main meeting of the Dungannon Coursing Club on Saturday October 25, will see Northern Ireland-based supporters of the League protest in Dungannon town centre against the coursing of the native Irish hare.
League Against Cruel Sports Chief Executive Douglas Batchelor said: “The latest poll shows that 74% of people across Northern Ireland want to see an end to hare coursing.
“By protesting in Dungannon on the day of the coursing club meet, we are letting those people who take part in this bloodsport know that their barbaric pastime must stop.”
The protesters will congregate at the war memorial in Dungannon town centre from 11am.
(MB)
The demonstration, to coincide with the main meeting of the Dungannon Coursing Club on Saturday October 25, will see Northern Ireland-based supporters of the League protest in Dungannon town centre against the coursing of the native Irish hare.
League Against Cruel Sports Chief Executive Douglas Batchelor said: “The latest poll shows that 74% of people across Northern Ireland want to see an end to hare coursing.
“By protesting in Dungannon on the day of the coursing club meet, we are letting those people who take part in this bloodsport know that their barbaric pastime must stop.”
The protesters will congregate at the war memorial in Dungannon town centre from 11am.
(MB)
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