VIDEO: Time we got off the fence on animal welfare

Our ‘shameful’ reputation internationally for how we treat our animals has prompted those working on the frontline to call for tougher deterrents and greater political action to stem the tide of abuse, writes Kelly O’Brien

Animal welfare groups across the country want the Government to crack down on those who abuse, neglect, and abandon animals.

“This year, Ireland made international headlines for all the wrong reasons when greyhounds from Cork were sent to meet a gruesome fate in China,” says Margaret Twohig of the Cork Dog Action Welfare Group.