Monday 16 May, 2022
The virus first emerged in China in 1984 and a new strain in recent years has proved more potent.
The suspension was announced in August after a number of cases of RHD2 were confirmed in Ireland.
Cases of the disease have been found in Cork, Clare, Leitrim, Offaly, Wicklow and Wexford.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service is asking the public to report any suspected discoveries of the disease.
A photograph of the dead rabbits was posted online by Cork’s Red FM.
“The unedited images… explicitly demonstrate the rabbits’ suffering,” the One Voice group wrote in its appeal.
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The teacher had ordered delivery of four dead rabbits in order to dissect them, but two arrived alive.
DSPCA says it can currently only take in injured or sick animals.
