However, if you would like to share the information in this article, you may use the headline, summary and link below:
Title: NEWS: Horse slaughter - crunching the numbers
The number of horses being slaughtered for the food chain at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine-approved plants has plunged over the last six years
To speak to a member of our team, please call us on +353 (0) 1 4199 505 or +353 (0) 1 4199 525
Link sent to your email address
We have sent an email to your address.
Please click on the link in this email to reset
your password. If you can't find it in your inbox,
please check your spam folder. To speak to a
member of our team, please call us on
+353 (0) 1 4199 505 or +353 (0) 1 4199 525
Email address not recognised
There is no subscription associated with this email
address. To read our subscriber-only content.
please subscribe or use the reader loyalty code.
To speak to a member of our team, please call us on +353 (0) 1 4199 505 or +353 (0) 1 4199 525
You have no more free articles this month
We hope you've enjoyed your 6 free articles. To continue reading, sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe for just €1 to get unlimited access for 30 days.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe for just €1 to get unlimited access for 30 days
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe for just €1 to get unlimited access for 30 days
The number of horses being slaughtered for the food chain at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine-approved plants has plunged over the last six years
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed TD (FG)
(Photo: Susan Finnerty)
THE numbers of horses and ponies slaughtered for human consumption at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine-approved establishments has plunged over the last six years (2012-2017).
Ireland's veterinary professionals are at the coalface of protecting the food chain but feel they could unfairly bear the brunt of any food chain breaches, writes Isabel Hurley
A European Commission audit published this week found some shortcomings in Ireland's horsemeat and traceability systems, leading to incomplete equine data
Make sure you know and comply with the law on passports for horses, ponies and donkeys
Save to a collection
Recent collections
This article has already been saved
This article has been saved
Create a collection
Subscriber only
This content is available to digital subscribers only. Sign in to your account or subscribe for just €1 to get unlimited access for 30 days.SIGN INSUBSCRIBE FOR €1
SHARING OPTIONS: