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Animal euthanasia regulations
Senator Brady called for stronger rules governing the euthanising of animals after reports from farms in Roscommon and Clare.
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Welcome to Leryn Stephenson
The Chair welcomed Leryn Stephenson to the Gallery, and Senator Conway also welcomed her while thanking staff and inviting colleagues to visit Clare.
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Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020
The measure would ban hare coursing with dogs, including competitive events and training exercises that use live hares. It would remove legal exemptions that currently allow hare coursing under animal welfare and wildlife laws, and it would change related greyhound legislation to shift support toward lure coursing instead. In practice, it would end a long-contested activity that animal welfare groups describe as cruel, and bring Irish law closer to the approach already taken in nearby jurisdictions.