Urgent need for Animal Welfare Inspector to be brought to the floor of Mayo County Council

Councillor Mark Duffy has promised to highlight the need for a Mayo Animal Welfare Inspector at the next meeting of the county council. He made the commitment at a well-attended public meeting in Ballina on Monday evening where many speakers expressed dismay at the plight of vulnerable animals across Mayo.

The meeting heard that after a decade of campaigning and failed promises an animal welfare inspector is needed more than ever before, however funding remains a problem for the provision of such a service in Mayo and across the West of Ireland.

Cllr Duffy listened to the speakers and agreed to put forward a motion at the next council meeting to allow the concerned group address a future sitting. Therefore all councillors could hear of the need for an animal welfare inspector first hand.

The need for increased funding for already stretched animal charities was also highlighted as rising veterinary costs and a constant influx of abandoned and injured animals was the common thread.
The need for more suitable housing of abandoned and stray animals was raised by veterinary nurses at the meeting. They felt that holding animals for local rescues ‘as a stop gap’, while necessary, was unsustainable. They concurred that appropriate long-term kennels needed to be invested in.

After hearing from numerous speakers the meeting concluded with a promise from all present that they would continue to lobby local politicians for their support.
 

 
 
 

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