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Cruelty to Animals Must Stop. FULL STOP.

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    #32
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    Thats a fantastic idea. Maybe you could visit animal friendly hotels only, and support that type of establishment, who does their best for the animals. Then you're supporting them with money, as well as encouraging other places to follow suit.


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    #33
    Cole
    Registered Users Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭Cole


    togster wrote: »
    Groups like this give people genuinely concerned with animal welfare a bad name imo.

    They definitely make it difficult for animal welfare groups in carrying out their day to day work.

    A very important aspect of effective animal welfare is liaison with other bodies. In particular; the Gardai, local authorities and the Dept. of Agriculture.

    Serious welfare issues very often cannot be successfully resolved without the assistance and co-operation of said bodies. You can imagine the apprehension of a local Garda or Dept. Inspector in establishing a professional relationship with a local welfare group, when an incorrect image is unfortunately created of all welfare organisations...by many animal rights groups. There is a suspicion as to what the real agenda may be.
    carwash_2006 wrote: »
    In general I would love to partake in a rally against animal cruelty, but I am reluctant to side with Animal Rights Activists as I believe a softly, softly aproach of trying to convince people to treat animals with respect and look after them properly is much more likely to be listened to. Extreme views just turn people off and they then don't hear the message of how to give their pet animals a better life.

    This approach is far more effective when dealing with the majority of welfare issues. The welfare legislation is really only useful when dealing with serious cruelty cases. Successful intervention generally works best when such an approach is taken.

    If you want to make a real and more immediate difference towards animals lives, then get involved in animal welfare. Helping to promote spaying/neutering of dogs and cats, for example, will achieve far more.


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    #34
    togster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭togster


    It's a good point cole.

    It's one thing marching against something but do the majority of people actually do palpable things to improve animal welfare in the area around them?


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