In 2011, Fianna Fail TD Robert Troy (Longford Westmeath) asked the Minister for Agriculture "his plans to include a ban on fur farming [in animal welfare legislation]". https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2011-12-08.1050.0
Please join us in urging Deputy Troy and the Fianna Fail party to support Solidarity's upcoming Prohibition of Fur Farming 2018 bill.
Fianna Fail has in the past backed a fur farm ban. In coalition with the Green Party, it agreed to a 3-year phase-out; however, due to the collapse of that government, this ban unfortunately never materialised.
Earlier this month, Willie O'Dea TD (Fianna Fail, Limerick City), said the party will review Solidarity's bill when it is published, stating "I understand your concerns regarding the practices of fur farming." Seán Haughey TD (Fianna Fail, Dublin Bay North) has previously asked the Minister for Agriculture "if he will consider revoking licences" for fur farming. In 2013, Stephen Donnelly TD (former Social Democrats TD and now Fianna Fail) supported an amendment to the Animal Health and Welfare Bill which sought to outlaw fur farming.
On Ireland's three remaining fur farms, tens of thousands of mink are permanently caged and at six months of age, they are pulled from the cages and poisoned to death with Carbon Monoxide before the fur is pulled from their bones. See video links below. It is time for Ireland to join the growing list of countries in the EU and around the world which have banned fur farming.
ACTION ALERT
Urge Robert Troy TD and Fianna Fail to pledge support for a ban on fur farming.
Email: robert.troy@oireachtas.ie
CC: info@fiannafail.ie, micheal.martin@oireachtas.ie
Tel: (044) 9334857
Mobile: (087) 7979890
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/roberttroytd/
Tweet to @RobertTroyTD
Send an email to ALL Fianna Fail TDs
billykelleher@eircom.net,sean.haughey@oireachtas.ie,Bobby.Aylward@oireachtas.ie,brendan.smith@oireachtas.ie,johncurranff@gmail.com,Charlie.McConalogue@oireachtas.ie,michael.mcgrath@oireachtas.ie,sean.ofearghail@oireachtas.ie,john.brassil@oireachtas.ie,darragh.obrien@oireachtas.ie,eamon.ocuiv@oireachtas.ie,jackie.cahill@oireachtas.ie,john.mcguinness@oireachtas.ie,mattie.mcgrath@oireachtas.ie,micheal.martin@oireachtas.ie,michael.moynihan.td@oireachtas.ie,niall.collins@oireachtas.ie,coper@eircom.net,Robert.Troy@oireachtas.ie,thomas.byrne@oireachtas.ie,timmy.dooley@oireachtas.ie,barry.cowen@oireachtas.ie,fiona@fiona.ie,declan.breathnach@oireachtas.ie,mary.butler@oireachtas.ie,kevin.okeeffe@oireachtas.ie,dara.calleary@oireachtas.ie,escanlonmcc@eircom.net,sean.fleming@oireachtas.ie,niamh.smyth@oireachtas.ie,james@jameslawless.ie,shane.cassells@oireachtas.ie,willie.odea@oireachtas.ie,margaret.murphyomahony@oireachtas.ie,anne.rabbitte@oireachtas.ie,eugene.murphy@oireachtas.ie,jack.chambers@outlook.com,james.browne@oireachtas.ie,john.lahart@oireachtas.ie,lisa.chambers@oireachtas.ie,marc.macsharry@oireachtas.ie,jim.ocallaghan@oireachtas.ie,pat.casey@oireachtas.ie,aindrias.moynihan@oireachtas.ie,frankorourke1@gmail.com
Please contact all your local TDs and urge them to support Solidarity's bill. Contact details for TDs can be found at https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=/ie/oireachtas/house/dail/32
Email "Please support a ban on cruel fur farming" to Fine Gael:
finegael@finegael.ie, leo.varadkar@oireachtas.ie
Find out more about Solidarity's Bill at
https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/videos/1750869355028615/
Join us in urging Minister Michael Creed and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to put in place a long overdue ban on fur farming.
Email "Ban fur farming NOW" to Leo.Varadkar@oir.ie, michael.creed@oir.ie, taoiseach@taoiseach.gov.ie, AnimalHealthAndWelfareAct@agriculture.gov.ie
Tel: +353 (0)1 6194000 (Leo Varadkar)
Tel: 01-607 2000 or LoCall 1890-200510 (Michael Creed)
Tweet: @campaignforleo @creedcnw Ban fur farming NOW
Comment on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/campaignforleo/
https://www.facebook.com/michaelcreedtd
Sign and share our petition - Ban fur farming in Ireland
https://www.change.org/petitions/ban-fur-farming-in-ireland-please-sign-and-share-our-petition
VIDEOS
ICABS footage - Victims of Ireland's cruel far farming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=artr7qwCLLk&index=2&list=PL43C1F00F38986C68
NARA footage showing caged mink in a fur farm in Donegal
https://www.facebook.com/NARAcampaignsIRELAND/videos/1694193503937318/
Mink pulled from cages and thrown into gassing box
https://youtu.be/m52k4aPXahU?t=3m6s