Animal rights campaign escalates

Animal rights activists have called for tougher laws as they step up the campaign against blood sports, fur farming, and abuse.

Animal rights campaign escalates

Hundreds of activists staged a march in Dublin yesterday as welfare groups demand heavier penalties in the revised upcoming Animal Health and Welfare Bill.

John Carmody, director of Animal Rights Action Network (Aran), said: “As a nation we should be hanging our heads in shame that we’ve turned our backs and a blind eye to the immense amount of animal abuse taking place in Irish society.

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