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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2021-02-22/11/
22 Feb 2021 - Now I say this as an animal lover, and someone who loves cattle and who sees the great personalities...that farm animals have, including cattle....I am an admirer of Temple Grandin and her insights into animal welfare, and how it should be promoted...I come from a farming family myself so I strongly support the highest standards of animal welfare and...welfare and perhaps even the diversity and inclusion agenda.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-18/5/
18 Feb 2021 - This is not just for farmers; it also includes small animal practices....there is a proper service for those who need it, whether that is someone with a pet dog or a large animal...In areas where bovine animals do not exist in large numbers, the economic viability of a veterinary practice...There is an animal welfare issue in that the availability on a 24-hour basis is essential for animal...welfare.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-17/14/
17 Feb 2021 - They would like to see that across the board especially in the export of live animals....Irish farmers operate to the highest animal welfare standards in the world when exporting, but there
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-17/14/
17 Feb 2021 - Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan I would like to raise the issue of animal welfare, specifically equine welfare...The programme for Government calls for the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare...I understand a new national animal welfare strategy is to be launched shortly, as per the response I...will be wholly reliant on animal welfare groups and charities to take up the slack....Will the Minister indicate when we will see the publication of the animal welfare strategy?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-17/14/
17 Feb 2021 - Deputy O'Sullivan mentioned the issue of horse welfare and the animal welfare strategy, as did Deputy
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-17/14/
17 Feb 2021 - There will also be animal welfare issues, as the Minister can imagine.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-17/14/
17 Feb 2021 - This will lead to animal welfare issues as calves will be abandoned by those beef farmers who are leaving
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-02-09/3/
9 Feb 2021 - Doyle leads our policy efforts in animal health and animal welfare....ICOS has long been involved in the development of the regulatory regime for animal remedies in Ireland...The European Communities (Animal Remedies) Regulation SI 786/2007, schedule 8, formally recognises the...Footfall generated in small rural branches by the sale of animal health products is an important part...do what it did in 2007 and to recognise the strategic importance of the co-ops, large and small, in animal
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-02-09/3/
9 Feb 2021 - VCI and ICOS, the VCI publicly expressed its view that the current legal method via Schedule 8 of the Animal...conditions but data assisted diagnosis can in isolation detect these infections even before they affect animal...productivity, let alone welfare....has empowered farmers, in consultation with the veterinary profession, to intervene early in treating animals...For example, Catherine McAloon stated at a recent Animal Health Ireland, AHI, sow check meeting that
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-02-09/4/
9 Feb 2021 - However, what is not at stake and what we seek to maintain is the animal health and welfare status of...business model, what can happen is that veterinarians and their expertise will be needed in the context of animal
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-04/6/
4 Feb 2021 - However, I understand that an amendment has been tabled on this Stage regarding animal theft....I certainly agree with that position especially during the Covid-19 pandemic when animals have played...In the interim, there are other things the Minister of State could do to prevent animal theft....Despite animal welfare organisations reporting hundreds of illegal advertisements the Government has...The creation of such a database would not only tackle the illegal sale of animals online but would also
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-04/6/
4 Feb 2021 - have also disseminated information through the national crime prevention officer network on keeping animals...Garda national crime prevention unit's advice on pet safety, which is in line with the advice from animal...welfare groups along with insurance companies about keeping animals safe, can be viewed on the Garda...under the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations of 2019....Microchipping of all dogs protects the animals' welfare and assists with speedy identification of lost
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-02-03/2/
3 Feb 2021 - Exceptional Needs Payment is sufficient, as well as ensuring access to and flexibility from Community Welfare...arguing with a girl in my class about which of our fathers had more cattle and going through how many animals...We know, of course, that it is an awful lot harder to get to a community welfare officer....There is always discretion when it comes to the community welfare officer, so there is no guarantee of
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-02-02/2/
2 Feb 2021 - We know that is an 18 hour journey and it has an impact on animal welfare....I want to acknowledge the Minister's Working Together for Animal Welfare document circulated in the last...welfare....The Minister dealt with it very comprehensively in his Department's new Working Together for Animal Welfare...A large lairage will reduce the journey times for exports and aid and improve animal welfare.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-02-02/2/
2 Feb 2021 - The Senator referred to the recent publication of Working Together for Animal Welfare - Ireland's Animal...As the Senator and other members know, animal welfare is central to the ethos of our farmers across the...All animals must be treated according to the highest welfare standards. That is essential....We all agree that Irish farming and agriculture very much value the welfare of animals....I am committed to robust enforcement if anybody does not maintain animal welfare standards to the level
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-01-27/13/
27 Jan 2021 - than property, and (b) act as a real deterrent against this growing crime of the theft of companion animals...This particular practice has a heartbreaking impact on the individual owners of these animals....They steal a beloved animal and then claim the reward for its safe return....From an animal welfare perspective, there is also a serious impact on the pet involved....Being stolen can give rise to long-term emotional or behavioural problems for a particular animal.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-01-27/13/
27 Jan 2021 - The role that animals can play in our lives is vastly different to what it was decades ago....This is particularly true in the case of companion animals....The business of veterinary care, pet supplies and animal nutrition is a multibillion euro industry....Only a handful of countries have moved to change the definition of animals....Neither is it related to animal welfare laws.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-01-27/13/
27 Jan 2021 - Despite animal welfare organisations reporting hundreds of illegal adverts for the sale of dogs, the...Animal welfare organisations are using up valuable resources reporting adverts and chasing their tails...The creation of such a database would not only tackle the illegal sale of animals online but would also...authorities in Dublin developed their own dog pounds to be managed by themselves or by one of the reputable animal...welfare services.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2020-12-17/4/
17 Dec 2020 - We need the all-island animal health and welfare strategy to be implemented.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2020-12-16/41/
16 Dec 2020 - Deputy Mick Barry abstained on this Bill as, while having strong concerns about the welfare of horses...A more effective strategy to provide for the welfare of horses would be to increase resources for those...run, well-resourced community stables and facilities; and to increase resources for those upholding animal...welfare and increasing education on proper care of horses.
