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  1. AluminiumCrackers on

    We really just need a national animal welfare department that combines all the county dog wardens and council departments and has some Gardaí seconded to it for the more serious investigations. It’s stupid that each council has different procedures, capabilities and capacities. And Gardaí have lots of powers but no way to implement them because they have no experience, training or equipment.

  2. edmMayhem on

    One community needs a serious investigation and intervention. Although i do not want to get banned from here or harrassed by the minority. If i speak..

  3. MCP-King on

    It worth getting it on the record how bad we are as a country when it comes to Animal Welfare. You have the governments own services like Bord Bia publishing propaganda about how “Ireland is viewed as having a strong reputation and good regulation”. Oh really:

    A 2019 RTÉ investigation revealed that nearly 6,000 Irish greyhounds are killed each year, and the industry breeds ten times more dogs each year than are required to sustain the sport. More recently, 2,800 greyhounds born in 2021 were either dead or unaccounted for just three years later. Despite these problems, the State distributed €19.82m to the greyhound industry in Budget 2025, with 70% of Irish voters believing government funding should be scrapped.

    Over half a million male dairy calves born each year are considered a valueless by-product of the dairy sector. Independent investigations by animal welfare organizations documented that calves endure 61-hour export journeys with workers kicking, dragging, throwing, and hitting them with sticks.

    The European Commission confirmed in December 2023 that Ireland is breaking the law when exporting unweaned calves to Europe. The violations are severe: Irish calves aged 2-4 weeks go without food for 30 to even 48 hours, greatly exceeding the maximum feeding interval of 19 hours. Even Ireland’s own Agriculture Minister called the practices “utterly unacceptable, and in some instances unlawful”.

    The National SPCA identifies fragmented traceability systems, poor enforcement, and gaps in identification that result in serious welfare issues. Dogs Trust Ireland found disjointed and ineffective regulation, lack of transparency, and concerns around enforcement of regulatory standards.

    And much much more…

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