Ms Martina Kenny:

The general public rely on social media. We run our programme via social media and for the past 11 years, we have got our message out to people through social media. We are not hiding the fact that there is serious cruelty going on. We let the public know because they need to know. They need to know who to call and talk to. Social media is the way to send that message. We feel there should be something out there in certain areas through advertising in bus shelters, dole offices or other places where information can be seen to show that the Government, the Garda and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are not accepting the mistreatment of animals anymore. Clear signage needs to be out there to tell people they can be fined or imprisoned for animal abuse. There is nothing out there at the moment. There is nothing to tell people not to go into public parks with certain animals. Those signs are required. There are horses in public parks all over the country and the owners say, "Well, it is a park." That is dangerous.