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TWO ROSCOMMON MEN have been ordered to pay a total of €250 to the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) after admitting they docked the tails of six Terrier puppies in March 2014.
James McLoughlin and Colin McLoughlin share an address at Lisacurkia, Tibohine, Co Roscommon.
They were the first people to be summonsed before the courts in relation to offences under section 16 of Animal Health and Welfare Act – which came into force on 6 March last year.
The case took place as a result of a visit made by ISPCA Inspector Karen Lyons to the men’s home on 3 April 2014, less than a month after the commencement of the legislation which outlawed the docking of puppies’ tails and the removal of dew claws by lay-people.
Lyons discovered a litter of four week old Terrier puppies in a shed on the property.
The ISPCA said it was later established that the docking of these puppies’ tails had been carried out after the implementation of the new law, without the involvement of a veterinary surgeon.
The puppies were surrendered into the care of the ISPCA and were subsequently rehomed. A file on the matter was prepared by the ISPCA and submitted to the Department of Agriculture’s legal division.
ISPCA Chief Inspector Conor Dowling said Ireland needs to “get away from the attitude that this sort of mutilation is normal practice and that some breeds don’t look right with long tails”.
“This is just one of several cases we have instigated in relation to the illegal docking of puppies. People must be aware that to perform this act is a criminal offence and can have serious consequences,” Dowling added.
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You would think after all the wars and bloddy conflict we have had over last 120 years, this either would have been sorted out by now or governments would be terrified of the cost in lives or money, one big peeing contest.
@Valentine Kane: where have u been living, europe and the world is more at peace since ww2 than any period in history… war is part of our history and unfortunately our future. Its the type of war thats its the trouble…
Russia has had a huge win without needing to fire a shot. America has accepted Russia’s ‘ Red Lines’. Ukraine will not be joining NATO (which will do what America tells it to do) and has been instructed by the US to engage with the Minsk II Accords in order to resolve the Donbass issue.
So it is,
Russia 1. Neo Cons 0.
@Des Hanrahan: I must have missed that press release. Oh yeah, you just made it up.
@Eoin Roche: Everything I stated is correct . If you had bothered to do even cursory research you would know that .
My mistake it’s Ukraine is not in NATO apologies, time for another coffee I think
I’m confused this article states that the US was a founding member of NATO but later says the US is not a member of NATO, which is it?
Ukraine will not be allowed join NATO as it will put them at the doorstep of Russia. Unfortunate location they find themselves in.
Better brush up on my russian ,Ich bin EIN Berliner ,i think I’ll be starting from scratch ha
The weather in the next 4 weeks will be critical in determining an invasion – hopefully, it won’t freeze over and open a window for the perkies to attack
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