Foxes have ‘taken over the place’ says Danny Healy-Rae as he opposes blood-sport ban

'Unprecedented': Two TDs will oppose first stage of fox hunt bill

The bill is being opposed by Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Collins, who said if hunting foxes was banned, the next thing is there would be people seeking to protect rats or mice

Foxes have ‘taken over the place’ says Danny Healy-Rae as he opposes blood-sport ban

Foxes have “taken over the place”, Kerry Independent TD Danny Healy Rae has told the Dáil in opposing a Bill to bank foxhunting. A neighbouring farmer had twelve hens, “but one evening, there was only one there — the fox took eleven of them,” he said.