King Puck cage ritual ‘out of the Dark Ages’, say animal welfare groups

Hoisting a wild puck goat in the air in a small cage for three days above noisy crowds and loud music terrifies the animal and is in breach of new animal welfare legislation say anti-cruelty organisations.

The animal welfare groups are calling on Kerry County Council to step in and prevent the puck ritual at Killorglin this Sunday.

One organisation said the use of a live animal “pulled from the wild” for amusement in this manner was something “out of the Dark Ages”.