Starving horses and slaughtered dogs: we are a nation of animal abusers

AS an animal lover I read with interest your article headlined ‘Wildlife detective lays down the law’ (November 30). It makes two points I take issue with. Firstly, it states Irish people, generally speaking, respect and love animals.

The tens of thousands of dogs put down annually in Irish pounds, the horses left starving in fields around the country, the puppies and breeding dogs incarcerated in hellholes of unregulated puppy farms would totally negate this assertion.

Secondly, it noted there are many cases of the perpetrators of appalling cruelty being prosecuted in Irish courts. This is not the case as the legalisation is ineffective and outdated and very few of the cuplrits are punished.