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Actress slams fox hunting legality in Ireland
25 Mar
Summary
- Actress Pauline McLynn protested fox hunting legality in Dublin.
- Rural Ireland Against Fox Hunting organized the protest.
- An amendment to ban fox hunting was defeated in the Dail.
Actress Pauline McLynn has expressed astonishment that fox hunting remains legal in Ireland.
She participated in a demonstration in Dublin organized by Rural Ireland Against Fox Hunting, which advocates for a ban on the practice.
McLynn stated that chasing a creature to its death for sport or tradition is unacceptable and has no place in modern society.
Despite a recent amendment to ban fox hunting being defeated in the Dail, protesters, some dressed as Suffragettes, gathered outside Leinster House to voice their demands.
Rural Ireland Against Fox Hunting claims polls indicate 77% of the Irish public support a ban on fox hunting.
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