Agri Politics
Provisional figures for the number of animal welfare cases taken by DAFM since the beginning of 2026 is 13.
Rural Life
More than 60 animal welfare concerns were reported to the NSPCA during this year’s Ballinasloe International Horse Fair.
Agri-Business
A major national multidisciplinary veterinary event, Vet26, has opened at The Gleneagle Hotel & INEC Arena, Co. Kerry today (October 2).
23 new cases were referred to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) Investigations Division in 2025, compared to 26 in the previous year.
Dairy
16 complaints were made to the Animal Welfare Hotline operated by the Department of Agriculture,...
An IFA delegation has met with officials from the Department of Agriculture on livestock welfare and traceability issues.
Beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) has said that questions need to be answered in light of concerning images.
The IFA wants an "urgent" meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss welfare, traceability protocols.
DAFM has confirmed that it carried out an "animal welfare" enforcement operation with the support of An Garda Síochána".
N.Ireland
A judge has banned a Northern Ireland farmer from keeping animals after a welfare investigation led to 19 calves being euthanised.
Animal Welfare
To date this year, 96 charities have filed for the Animal Welfare Grant Programme, run by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Minister Heydon has said that he anticipates that a new national animal welfare strategy will be published in the second half of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued advice for those transporting animals in hot weather.
226 successful prosecutions have been taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, Minister Martin Heydon said.
Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on "the next phase" of proposals on animal welfare.
A new study has shown that inspecting livestock when they are being unloaded at abattoirs can "significantly improve" animal welfare.
Applications are now open for the Animal Welfare Grants Programme 2026.
Farmers from across Europe joined campaigners outside the European Commission on World Cage Free Day (March 25).
Police in Northern Ireland are appealing for information after sheep were found dead in a field in Co. Antrim.
The new Animal Health Strategy will be published in Q2 of 2026, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has said.
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has implemented "specific actions to help improve the welfare" of pigs.
Over €6.4 million in funding has been announced for animal welfare charities in Ireland.
A farmer in Northern Ireland has been banned from owning or looking after animals following a...
