Animal cruelty is 'being exported'
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Jan 18 2006
Midweek Advertiser
ANIMAL rights campaigners say the Waterloo Cup has been "exported" to
The controversial harecoursing event, previously held on the Altcar estate, was outlawed due to the recent Hunting Act. But the League Against Cruel Sports says the event has been moved to Sevenhouses Coursing Ground in Kilkenny.
League spokeswoman Dr Jane Evans said: "A total of 16 places have been reserved for greyhounds - which would
have participated in the Waterloo Cup - to run in the Seamus Hughes Cup instead.
"This export of animal cruelty to
"The worst thing is that this cruelty is inflicted purely for the crowd's enjoyment. These animals are treated as disposable playthings and their suffering is mere entertainment."
At the weekend, League supporters demonstrated against the event in Kilkenny, with campaigners from Fight Against Animal Cruelty in
A Countryside Alliance spokesman said the League was to blame for the Waterloo Cup's export to
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