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On Radio 1’s “Countrywide” this morning, Trevor Sargent TD of the Green Party again repeated the assertion that the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill is on the Programme for Government, as agreed with Fianna Fail in October of 2009.

This is entirely incorrect. John Gormley’s Bill is not in the Programme for Government. It is purely a Green Party initiative.

Trevor Sargent attempted to play down the impact this Bill will have on hunting in Ireland and tried to give the impression that the Minister has consulted widely with hunting people. He has not. Minister Gormley has consistently turned down requests from the HAI to meet with him to discuss this Bill.

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On Radio 1’s “Countrywide” this morning, Trevor Sargent TD of the Green Party again repeated the assertion that the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill is on the Programme for Government, as agreed with Fianna Fail in October of 2009.

This is entirely incorrect. John Gormley’s Bill is not in the Programme for Government. It is purely a Green Party initiative.

Trevor Sargent attempted to play down the impact this Bill will have on hunting in Ireland and tried to give the impression that the Minister has consulted widely with hunting people. He has not. Minister Gormley has consistently turned down requests from the HAI to meet with him to discuss this Bill.

This high-handed refusal to listen or to try and reach a sensible compromise with those who will be most affected by this Bill is the hallmark of how the Green Party’s anti-hunting agenda has been conducted.

Trevor Sargent said there have been amendments to this Bill. They are meaningless in the context of hunting. Trevor Sargent wants to convince the public that the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill is already a done deal. It is not. He wants to paint Fianna Fail into a corner by pretending this Bill has their prior approval. It does not.

The Green Party have for many years been quite open about their determination to end what they call “bloodsports”. It is telling they are now using health and safety to ban the Ward Union Hunt and are trying to strangle hunt kennels with red tape on grounds of being against puppy farming – while keeping quiet about their real motivation.

The many thousands who hunt across this country are not fooled and we are waiting and watching over the next few weeks to see if common sense and decency will prevail within our political system.

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The Seanad passed the Report and Final Stages of The Dog Breeding Bill on 16th June it is due before the Dáil in the next 2 weeks.
The Wildlife Amendment Bill to ban the Ward Union Stag Hunt is due in the Dáil next Thursday 24th June.

Respond to John Gormley’s challenge and show your support for hunting by attending the following:
Demo outside the Dáil, 7 – 9pm, Thursday 24th June
To coincide with the start of the Dáil debate on The Wildlife Ammendment Bill to ban The Ward Union Staghounds, there will be a demo outside the Dáil from 7pm to 9pm. This is important for lobbying TDs and to achieve media coverage.
Major rally in Trim, Co. Meath, 12 Noon, Saturday 26th June
All sporting people are invited to a rally in Trim, Co. Meath to publicly demonstrate their support for hunting and The Ward Union as an important part of their heritage and to protect it from pending legislation. For people and clubs that cannot attend, please send messages of support that can be read out from the platform.
Demo outside the Dáil, all day, Wednesday 30th June
To coincide with the end of the Dáil debate, there will be a relay of RISE! supporters outside Leinster House while the Bill is being debated.
Further information www.risecampaign.ie