Video: Campaigners gather in Cork to protest animal cruelty
Around 500 people gathered in Cork today to call on the Government to take action to investigate and convict those responsible for animal abuse, according to organisers.
The Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) rally also protested the ongoing trade in puppy farms, hare coursing, animals in circuses and other areas.
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Organisers are expecting hundreds of people to gather for rally in Cork today to protest the lack of convictions relating to animal cruelty.
Just two such convictions have been secured so far this year according to a question put forward by Maureen O’Sullivan TD to Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald.
The rally will call on the Minister for Justice and the wider justice system to do more to investigate and convict those responsible for animal abuse.
The rally will also highlight the ongoing trade in puppy farms, hare coursing, animals in circuses and other areas.
The event will begin at Grand Parade Plaza in Cork City at 2pm, before marching to the city centre.
The protest is being organised by the Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN). Various other animal rescue groups are also expected to attend.
“Are we going to hear the same worn-out justifications and excuses that we’ve been hearing for literally decades?” said ARAN’s John Carmody.
“What will it take for Government to have the backbone to stamp out Ireland’s most egregious abuses such as hare coursing, puppy farms, animal-act circuses and fox hunting?
“Will we continue to see animal abusers get off with a slap on the wrist and the Animal Health and Welfare Act just gather dust whilst Ireland stays a haven for those wanting to exploit the hell out of innocent, vulnerable and defenceless animals who want nothing but to be just left alone.”
