Padraig O'Sullivan says it would clamp down on cruelty.
A government TD's calling for equine officers to be appointed by each local council to clamp down on cruelty towards horses.
Fianna Fail's Padraig O'Sullivan's making the call, after a photo of a dead pony on the side of the road in Cork started circulating online.
He believes such cruelty will continue unless current laws are enforced.
The Cork TD outlines what an equine officer's role would be
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