Seanad debates

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage

 

4:00 am

Photo of Brian Ó DomhnaillBrian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I will explain where I am coming from. What about animal sports, or even, by a further extension, pest control? There are sports such as stag hunting that we are not too used to up in Donegal, but there are many other sports such as hare coursing. Where does that fall with regard to section 12? The section states: "A person shall not ... do, or fail to do, anything or cause or permit anything to be done to an animal that causes injury." Where does that leave the area of sports? Does it have any effect? I know there is other legislation dealing with sports, but where does it leave horse racing, for example?

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