The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA)

Lobbying Organisation The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 03 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details The NSPCA and Eurogroup for Animals wrote a joint letter to the Minister for Agriculture regarding the recently published EU Livestock Strategy requesting a meeting under IE Presidency in order to contribute positively to discussions on the future of EU agriculture, livestock systems and animal welfare.

Intended results To secure a meeting with the Minister

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Conor Dowling & Claire Owens

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.

Letter (1)

The NSPCA and Eurogroup for Animals wrote a joint letter to the Minister for Agriculture regarding the recently published EU Livestock Strategy requesting a meeting

Email (1)

Follow-up email after announcement by Brittany Ferries that it would cease transporting all live farmed animals, including unweaned calves, between Ireland and France by September 2026.

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.

Martin Heydon Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)