Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 13 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Live export of cattle to non-EU countries including Turkey, where good animal welfare provision cannot be assured.

Intended results Confirmation of policy in relation to the export of live cattle to non-EU countries (specifically Turkey) in July and August due to the extremes of temperature experienced in the Mediterranean region.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr Andrew Kelly, Chief Executive Officer

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

ISPCA raised its concerns about DAFM's policy to allow shipments of live cattle to Turkey in July and August by sea despite having a policy not to allow long distance road transport to Turkey due to the extremes of temperature in the region at that time of year.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Michael Sheahan Director of Operations (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)