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Organisation: National Animal Rights Association

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<p>'It is heartbreaking to know that at least 2,500 defenceless badgers are persecuted and die in such an horrific way every year.'</p>

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Wildlife crime on rise: The gruesome world of badger baiting
Apart from the poisoning birds of prey, badger baiting is one of the biggest wildlife crimes in this country, but it's very hard to catch those responsible in the act and even harder to prosecute.  Sorcha Crowley reports
<p>AGSI Deputy General Secretary Ronan Clogher with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee before she addressed the conference. Picture: Conor McKeown</p>

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Letters to the Editor: Legislation should benefit our gardaĂ­
<p>The activists took secret recordings of conditions on the pig farms, which they described as 'blatant cruelty'.</p>

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VIDEO: Lobsters liberated from Dublin restaurant by animal rights activists
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Irish celebrities call for ban on fur farming
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Coveney: No plans to ban fox-hunting or hare-coursing

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has said there are no plans to ban fox-hunting and hare-coursing.

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