The views of 2019 Local Election Candidates (Monaghan) in relation to animal cruelty issues. Please support compassionate candidates and reject those who defend animal cruelty.
Cllr Colm Carthy (Sinn Fein, Monaghan County Council, Carrickmacross-Castleblayney)
“I am opposed to hare coursing. I would like to see a ban on all blood sports.” from an email to ICABS, June 2015.
Cllr Sean Conlon (Sinn Fein, Monaghan County Council, Monaghan Town)
In 2012, Cllr Conlon proposed a motion in support of a ban on circuses that involve the degradation and abuse of wild animals. The motion was successfully passed at a meeting of Monaghan County Council.
“Continued use in a modern compassionate society of wild animals in circuses should be a thing of the past.” Cllr Sean Conlon, 5th September 2012.
Green Party candidates
Conán Connolly
Mícheál Callaghan
The Green Party is in favour of a ban on bloodsports, including fox hunting, hare coursing, hare hunting and mink hunting. It also supports a ban on fur farming and an end to the Department of Agriculture’s cruel snaring and killing of badgers. See the party’s full animal welfare policy document at https://www.greenparty.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Green-Party-Animal-Welfare-Policy_June-20151.pdf
See the full list of Monaghan candidates at
https://www.rte.ie/news/elections-2019/2019/0505/1047636-monaghan-county-council/
Find out the views of candidates in other constituencies
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/2019-election-and-animal-cruelty-issues
Find out the views of European election candidates
https://banbloodsports.wordpress.com/2019/03/26/european-election-candidates-and-animal-cruelty-issues/
If you are a candidate and wish to provide a statement outlining your views on animal cruelty issues, please email it to us at info@banbloodsports.com
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