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AGRICULTURE MINISTER CHARLIE McConalogue today relaunched a 1980s ad which warned people to be careful to keep their dogs away from sheep, especially during lambing season.
McConalogue said that sheep worrying brings immense and unnecessary stress upon farmers.
He added that the message from the 1980s cartoon ad is the same today.
He said: “Many of us will remember the 1984 advertisement featuring “Bonzo” the dog, the theme of which remains as relevant today as back in the 1980s.
“Each year, dogs that are allowed to run free are a menace to sheep. Uncontrolled pets can decimate a flock, with reports suggesting that up to 4,000 sheep are killed or seriously injured in dog attacks yearly. Pet owners are responsible for ensuring that their dogs are under control at all times.”
McConalogue said sheep worrying can occur at any time of the year but it is hugely problematic when it happens during the lambing season.
Up to 2.5 million lambs are born across the country every spring. Sheep flocks are very vulnerable to dog attacks at this critical time, and especially during the night, he added.
The minister urged those living in or near rural areas to be extra vigilant.
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Peter Bodkin should be aware that the trade unions and the Dail opposition parties are essentially one and the same in this context. The only real reason why the opposition (both Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein) claim to be opposed to this sale of Aer Lingus is in order to curry favour with the trade-unionist barons in Ireland, just as Fianna Fail did in the old days when the union barons were allowed to run the country, and run it into the ground. It appears that there would be no change in this disastrous approach from Fianna Fail, should they get into power, under the leadership of Micheal Martin.
Couldn’t agree more John B, it was Fianna Fáil who privatised Aer Lingus in the first place.
They will get into bed with any faction, no matter how bad, if they think it would give them any chance of getting back into Government. A despicable Party that should be consigned to history.
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