Dungarvan Animal Matters and Welfare Information

15/11/2025

These animals will face a brutal slaughter. Fact. Is that what we’ve become here? Is this what the DAFM calls highest welfare standards - knowing the fate of these animals?
Shame on those who knowingly sell their livestock to meet their deaths so brutally. The god money has much to answer for.

Cattle loading now at Port of Waterford

15/11/2025

Three years waiting to be adopted? Why does this organization not avail of the kindness of organizations outside this country? There are many, and they all help various rescues here. Is this arrogance, or self serving importance?
No dog, that can be homed should remain in kennels.

Rescues all over Ireland have formed relationships with organisations in other countries to help with dogs that are hard to home here ie lurchers and greyhounds, for decades. What makes the Ispca/Now Nspca so ‘special’ that it can’t put the welfare of the dogs above pride? Nothing, other than a form of stubbornness to be seen as not failing. The only one being failed is the dog. If this organisation is incapable of finding homes for lurchers etc, then it should avail of the services of those who are capable. Much ‘talk’ about working together - anyone can talk a good game, the art is in playing one. This dog has been failed for want of asking for help. That’s not acceptable.

This all goes to prove that the independent animal welfare community in Ireland is far more effective at helping their animals than any corporate organisation ever will be.

Many of us worked together through the years, some helped me during DRK years, and I helped others too. I worked with many other groups, some of which had no contacts for sighthounds in particular, because I had. Some helped me in times of over crowding or no space available here, as I did them. Working together actually means working together, not empty words. It can take time to rehab some dogs, but not three years!

Animal welfare must be about the animals, not pride or any form of thinking that anyone ‘knows better’, or not wanting to be seen to fail. Failing is letting a dog, that could find a home outside Ireland, languish in a kennel environment.

15/11/2025

Here’s my question. How many people saw this and did nothing? How many reported it to either the Dspca aka Nspca and nothing was done? How many reported it to the Council?

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine this sort of wilful and deliberate neglect is going on countrywide. Where were the two organisations that the department throws millions at annually to help this horse? It was left, as usual, for a poorly government funded organisation to help .

Martin Heydon

15/11/2025

Well now Mary Lou McDonald - Sinn Féin, time to put your money where your mouth is.

Ireland isn’t going to collapse without the tally ho brigade, or the lamping gangs. No political party is going to suffer in any significant way either.

In 2020, Mary Lou McDonald told the Irish Council Against Blood Sports: "Sinn Fein is opposed to foxhunting and we will vote in favour of a ban at the next opportunity". We are calling on Sinn Fein to support Ruth Coppinger TD's bill to ban fox hunting on 17th December 🦊

ACTION ALERT

Contact Mary Lou McDonald TD and Sinn Fein.

Mary Lou McDonald TD
Leader, Sinn Fein
Tel: (01) 727 7102
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaryLouMcDonald
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MaryLouMcDonaldTD

15/11/2025

Well, the 2024 Dog Control figures have finally been published. Zero info re xl bullies.

The pound stats are interesting too -particularly for Dublin.

14/11/2025

SF really needs to rethink its position on blood sports. There are far, far,more people who oppose this barbaric practice than political parties think.

"Fox hunting is outlawed as a blood sport in many other territories, including Britain, where it has been forbidden for more than 20 years. Now, Irish politicians have an opportunity to reject this vicious practice" - Read Martina Devlin's column in today's Irish Independent (14 November 2025) and please scroll down for a action alert...

Fox hunting is a cruel 'pursuit' imported from Britain and it's time it was banned

By Martina Devlin
Irish Independent, 14 November 2025

Over the summer, a skinny young fox regularly entered our front garden in the evening to forage among flowerbeds for worms and other insects.

Sometimes, I’d spot him trotting along neighbourhood footpaths before melting away into shrubbery, and was always struck by his beauty, alert demeanour and sense of purpose.

Fox sightings in urban areas are increasingly common. Their wariness around humans has reduced and as natural scavengers, they understand the presence of people means food can be found.

The fox I occasionally glimpse always gives me a charge: he and his fellows, who are part of our native wildlife, act as a reminder that the human species is only one element of an expansive and complex natural world.

But the Irish State does not co-exist harmoniously with foxes. The apparatus of the law allows hunters to set a pack of hounds on these little creatures and rip them apart. This exercise in barbarity happens under the guise of culling, but is also regarded as sport.

Fox hunting is outlawed as a blood sport in many other territories, including Britain, where it has been forbidden for more than 20 years. Now, Irish politicians have an opportunity to reject this vicious practice.

People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger’s private members’ bill to ban fox hunting will reach its second stage on December 17, when it will be reliant on cross-party support to progress further.

“I genuinely believe this is a big issue among the public –it was apparent during the presidential election – and that there is a widespread revulsion against fox hunting,” Ms Coppinger told the Irish Independent.

A five-week campaign involving animal rights groups is now underway, with people urged to contact their TDs to push for change. Public representatives will feed back pressure from constituents to senior figures in their party.

In fact, I emailed my TDs last May and received courteous, considered responses from two of them: Fianna Fáil’s Cormac Devlin and Fine Gael’s Barry Ward, who were keen to see the issue debated in the Dáil. But more is needed - specifically, no party whips applied. And that’s a decision for the leadership.

Many TDs say that public engagement with the fox hunting issue is considerable, judging by the volume of emails sent to them, the majority favouring a ban. But if parties apply the whip, the bill is likely to fail and foxes will continue to be persecuted.

A rally attended by animal rights activists was held on Wednesday outside Leinster House. Among those urging a ban was Randal Plunkett, 21st Baron of Dunsany and a rewilding advocate who refuses to allow the hunt on his land around Dunsany Castle in Meath.

“We have a very short window to make change so that future generations don’t have to stand here protesting about fox hunting,” he said. He told of threats and abuse because of his stance, but insisted: “These animals have no voice, they should be protected.”

The Government is reliant on pro-hunting Independents such as Michael and Danny Healy Rae, among others. But consider this. Hunting became a talking point during the recent presidential campaign, when Heather Humphreys made an unconvincing attempt to defend it as a “rural pursuit” that is “part of our culture, part of our heritage”. In fact, it was imported from Britain when Ireland was colonised.

One of Wednesday’s protesters, Barry Foran, took issue with Humphreys’ insistence that “once the controls are in place”, she supported fox hunting.

What regulations?” he asked. “If there were regulations, a fox couldn’t be chased across the countryside, or couldn’t be dug out of its burrow and thrown to the dogs.”

Coppinger suggests political parties are fixated on the idea that banning fox hunting will weaken the rural vote. However, she said backing for a ban was strong in both rural and urban areas. Indeed, farmers were among the demonstrators at the rally.

Why are party leaders surrendering to a small but vocal minority that demands the right to behave inhumanely towards foxes?

Sinn Féin, for example, tried to block the Coppinger bill from proceeding past the first stage last May.

Its position in supporting this archaic remnant of colonial rule is illogical.

Fox hunting is not a party political issue, it is a cruelty-to-animals matter. No party should apply the whip to obstruct progressive legislation.

There is another matter to consider. Many young people are nauseated by blood sports. Are these larger parties willing to lose the youth vote in return for keeping some diehard blood sports enthusiasts satisfied? It’s a poor trade.

“They are completely out of sync with young people and it’s very important that young people make that known,” Coppinger said.

Finally, I wonder if President Catherine Connolly might share her views on the subject? During her inauguration, she promised all voices would be heard, which must surely include the voiceless creatures with which we share this island.

https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/martina-devlin-fox-hunting-is-a-cruel-sport-imported-from-britain-and-its-about-time-it-was-banned/a1073261411.html

URGENT ACTION ALERT

Help get fox hunting banned in Ireland

Contact all your local TDs and urge them to support Deputy Coppinger’s Animal Health & Welfare (Ban On Fox Hunting) Bill. Visit the Oireachtas website for email addresses and phone numbers for TDs https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=/ie/oireachtas/house/dail/34

See below for sample letter (supplied by Ruth Coppinger TD)

Re. The Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

Dear Deputy,

I am asking you for your view on fox hunting and whether you will support the Bill to ban fox hunting, expected to be moved at second stage on 17 December by Deputy Ruth Coppinger.

Fox hunting emerged as an important issue during the presidential election debates. Most people were aghast at the description of this brutality as a ‘rural pursuit. Ireland is now an outlier on this issue.

I call on all parties to remove the whip on this issue and allow a free vote. Polls show 77% want fox hunting banned, including a majority in rural and urban areas. Yet this is not reflected in the Dáil.

A fox getting chased by a pack of dogs and horses and torn limb from limb is not a rural pursuit or method of control on farms.

Please let me know your stance

Yours sincerely

[Name/Address]

Contact the leaders of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Sinn Fein and the Labour Party. Tell them that you want a free vote on 17 December.

Micheál Martin TD
Leader, Fianna Fail
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Tel: 01 619 4000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michealmartintd/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/

Simon Harris TD
Leader, Fine Gael
Telephone: 01 281 3727
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
X: http://www.twitter.com/SimonHarrisTD
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DeputySimonHarris

Mary Lou McDonald TD
Leader, Sinn Fein
Tel: (01) 727 7102
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaryLouMcDonald
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MaryLouMcDonaldTD

Ivana Bacik TD
Leader, The Labour Party
Tel: (01) 6183136
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivanabacik
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bacikivana/

Keep hunters off your land

If you are a landowner, make your land off-limits to hunters. Find out more about how to do this on our Farmers/Landowners page – http://www.banbloodsports.com/farmers.htm

Sign and share our “Ban Blood Sports in Ireland” petition
https://www.change.org/petitions/ban-blood-sports-in-ireland

Watch our campaign video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG9rMlE3VAQ

14/11/2025

14/11/2025

As usual, Mr Harris page doesn’t allow replies.

Now. I stand to be corrected on this, but I was under the assumption that local authorities allowed tenants one dog, provided that dog isn’t listed on the RBL.
The RBL itself is pointless, this stupid part of the COD Act dates back to 1986. Ireland today is unrecognisable to 1986.

Private landlords will still have the option of not renting to those tenants with pets.
Whether I agree with this or not, surely there needs to be some form of responsibility placed on those who, knowing that they aren’t in permanent accommodation, still went ahead and bought pets? The click, collect, dump in a pound/rescue/advertise free or just dump mentality exists. Pets have become as disposable as material items since 2020. Problem is, these large scale puppy farmers and backyard breeders won’t take back the dog you bought from them. Most don’t even have the same tel number. They have your cash money - end of. The problem then becomes that of the rescues - the poorly funded rescues.

Simon Harris TD our rescues should be in receipt of far more funding than is currently being provided. These people are picking up the pieces of failed GOVERNMENT legislation, specifically the DBE legislation. It’s the independent rescues, and ONLY the independent rescues that are responsible for any and all improvements in animal welfare here - not the corporate 9-5 brigade.

14/11/2025

Excellent information on this post.

Please read if you’re considering buying a puppy, any time of year.

🎄 𝗦𝗼… 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀?🎄

Your “Christmas puppy” is around 2 weeks old right now.
🐶 Eyes barely open.
🐾 Not even weaned.
💔 Already part of a system working at full speed to meet Christmas demand.

📸 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝘀? 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲.

When you scroll through Dogs.ie you see:
✨ Clean puppies
🎀 Perfect bows
🧺 Cosy blankets
🌸 Lovely staged backgrounds

But remember:
Those pictures show the puppies that get to leave.
They don’t show the parent dogs still left behind, breeding litter after litter so humans can make easy money.
💡 Pretty photos do not equal ethical conditions.

📈 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄
On the 13th of November on Dogs.ie: 373 open ads with 980 available dogs.
Across Ireland, thousands more dogs sit in rescues and pounds.
👉 Is there enough homes for them all?
👉 Will rescues cope in the new year with the influx of surrenders from Christmas litters?

🐕‍🦺 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹… 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆?
In Ireland:
▪️6+ breeding females = DBE → 🏢 commercial-level inspections
▪️Seller/Supplier = 6+ dogs sold/year → can have up to 5 breeding females and avoid DBE inspections entirely

Many breeders who advertise puppies as “family raised” are actually operating commercial kennels, not homes.

🌟 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲

Let’s be absolutely clear:

💛 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱-𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 “𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀.”
No cockapoos, cavapoos, labradoodles, pomskies, or any deliberate mixed litters.

💛 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀.
Their dogs live in the home, as genuine family members, not in sheds or concrete runs.

💛 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵-𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗛 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, covering:

✅hips
✅elbows
✅eyes
✅genetics
✅temperament

💛 Ethical breeders produce small, thoughtful litters, focused on improving the breed, not mass-producing pups for seasonal demand.

💛 Their adult dogs are family first, breeding second.

If a breeder is producing:
❌ designer mixes
❌ multiple litters
❌ litters year-round
❌ dogs kept in kennels
❌ no proof of health testing

They are not ethical, no matter what the advert says.

🛑 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆, 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳

🏡 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲

Breeders often market puppies as “family raised,” “raised in our home,” or “loved by the kids.”
But if they are a DBE with 30–300 breeding dogs, ask yourself:

🏠 Are 30–300 dogs living inside someone’s home?
No.
These are commercial kennels, not family environments.

Ethical breeders are transparent.
They will show you:

✅where all the adult dogs live
✅where the puppies were raised
✅where the mother stays
✅how the dogs are exercised and socialised

If they won’t show you where the adult dogs live?
🚩 𝗥𝘂𝗻.
Transparency is the bare minimum.

And here’s the reality:
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗽.
No profit = no incentive to keep producing litters.

📝 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸

▪️Microchip certificate
▪️Vaccination card
▪️Worming records

🏥 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱

Look up the vet clinic online.
A real clinic will confirm if they vaccinated that litter.

💚 Good breeders use their trusted local vet consistently.

If the vet is:
📍 far away
📍 in another county
📍 unknown

❓ Question it.
If anything feels off → 🚫 Walk away.

🔍 𝗔𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀

DBE number (if 6+ breeding females)
Seller/Supplier number
Dodging the question → 🚩 Major red flag.

🤰 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀

Science is clear:
𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

Maternal stress can impact:

▪️behaviour
▪️fear responses
▪️confidence
▪️resilience

𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝘆, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀.

We all know how stressful rescue kennels are. so why would breeding kennels be any different for pregnant mums and newborns?

It isn’t.
The stress is real, and the puppies feel it too.

💶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝘁

⚫️A DBE with 30 breeding females:
⚫️1 litter of 6 each = 180 puppies
Sold at €650 = €117,000 per year

If bred twice yearly:
💰 €234,000.
And yet they disappear when help is needed.

💔 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵…

If people stopped supporting breeders, especially high-volume ones,
rescues in Ireland wouldn’t be overwhelmed.

We could focus more on:
✂️ Neutering programmes
📚 Education
🤝 Community outreach
🐕 Behaviour support

But instead, every surrendered dog needs:
🏥 vet care
💉 vaccines
🪱 parasite control
🍲 food
🏡 housing
🐾 behavioural assessment

And that often costs around €650, the same as many people pay the breeder.

Rescues cover this because we made a promise, not because we profit.

🐶 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲
❤️ We know the dog
❤️ We understand its needs
❤️ We match it to the right home
❤️ We support you for life
❤️ We take them back if needed
❤️ We pledge to that dog forever 💛

Your Christmas puppy is only two weeks old today.
Tiny. Vulnerable. Depending on humans to make responsible choices.

🎄 Please think carefully this Christmas.
🐾 A puppy is not a present, it’s a lifetime commitment.

💛 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀: 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘆. 𝗜𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

When breeders stop making profit,
they stop producing litter after litter.
And fewer dogs end up abandoned, surrendered, or suffering.

Choosing not to buy truly protects puppies,not just today, but for every Christmas to come.

13/11/2025

Yet another pointless ‘prosecution’ thanks to our lily livered judges.

The judge stated that this was at the high end of brutality, yet he walked free with a mere suspended sentence and a lifetime ban, that won’t be checked on. Why? Why was this case not passed on to a higher court? Why was the offender allowed to walk away, no doubt laughing? He would have been given a custodial sentence for not having a tv licence!

I’ll say again, it’s the judicial system that needs to be questioned and campaigned against for these pathetic sentences handed down to even the worst offenders of animal cruelty.

There was absolutely no point bringing this case, there was (effectively) no punishment. Why are these judges treating animal cruelty so lightly? The law is in place, all they have to do is enforce it. Why aren’t they?

The prisons might be full, but there’s no reason why significant financial penalties can’t be imposed - regardless of means. You do the crime etc etc.

The judges are making a mockery of the AHWA 2013, pure and simple. Is there a directive that such cases are dealt with in this manner? Something’s not right.

If we only had independent journalists anymore…

The judge described the treatment meted out to the animal as being ‘at the high end of brutality’.

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

Think those who participate in fox hunting have any respect for either their horses or the hounds? Think again. Just look at the grinning idiot behind this animal bully, who clearly thinks hitting a horse over the head with a whip is amusing.