3rd June 2024 … talking about animals … THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 13 in the series] Why 'WELFARE' in Animal Welfare is an Oxymoron...

19th May 2024 … talking about animals … THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 12 in the series] Zoos: animal sanctuaries or animal prisons?...

29th April 2024 … talking about animals … THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 10 in the series] Meat tastes SO good: why would anyone want to...

14th April 2024 … talking about animals … THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 9 in the series] What does Animal Rights mean, in theory and in...

7th April 2024 … talking about animals … THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 8 in the series] What's So Bad About Dairy? Suggested by Gerry...

1 st April 2024 … talking about animals … THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 7 in the series] Lambs to the Slaughter Suggested by Gerry...

It can be easier to look the other way Very few people enjoy being a witness to cruelty of any kind. When confronted with a situation in...

24 th March 2024 talking about animals THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 6 in the series] Animal cruelty: why do we look the other way?...

18 th March 2024 talking about animals THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION [number 5 in the series] Why 99% of Irish piglets have their tails cut off,...

10 th March 2024 talking about animals THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION: “Eating pigs & chickens, but not horses &dogs” Suggested by Gerry Boland,...

4th March 2024 talking about animals THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION  [3] LIVE EXPORTS: bad welfare, bad news for the animals Life is stressful...

25th February 2024 talking about animals THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION Animal rights or animal welfare: which one would animals vote for? Most...

18th February 2024 talking about animals THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION The life of a chicken is so horrendous, it’s a blessing that they are...

11th January 2024 Reducing the Risk of Future Pandemics Dear Editor In the midst of the various crises currently unfolding, from famine...

Irish pig producers are losing money. Many are facing bankruptcy if they don’t receive another bailout from government. Clearly, the...

The Green Party is and has always been opposed to live exports. This is not a secret; most people know this. During the negotiations for...

In 2019, a livestock vessel capsized in Romania drowning 14,000 sheep. In 2020, a livestock vessel heading to China from New Zealand...

Thanks to a flurry of undercover exposés, documentaries and news coverage over the past two decades, consumers are more aware than ever...

Throughout our lives, we interact with animals in many different ways. · We love companion animals and bring them into our homes. ·...

It’s unlikely that you’ll ever hear a representative of the dairy industry state that the industry produces too many male calves (750,000...