NPWS and ISPCA agree to work together on animal welfare issues

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to work together on issues where wildlife offences and animal welfare offences overlap.

This deal will allow the two organisations to tackle the growing problems of illegal hare coursing, badger baiting and any other wildlife crime where animal welfare offences may also have been committed.