Minister Coveney ‘refusing to act on abhorrent acts’

Despite acknowledging that the digging out of foxes and the use of terriers to attack them is “unacceptable“, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has so far refused to outlaw these most abhorrent acts.

What a pity that at this historic crossroads for Irish wildlife, such a minister is overseeing the so-called Animal Health and Welfare Bill.

Instead of doing the right thing and stopping the animal abusers, he is preparing to pave the way for their cruelty to continue.