Dairy
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has taken enforcement action against 6 marts in relation to alleged animal welfare breaches.
Rural Life
Shannonside Foods Ltd pleaded guilty to possession of a passport which had been tampered with or altered with intent to deceive or defraud.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said that it has not yet received any applications to date from other processors to slaughter horses.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) will meet with European Commission officials next week to discuss the issue of traceability in horses.
Wicklow Calf Company has issued a statement following the RTÉ Investigates programme, which aired on Monday, July 10.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture (DAFM), Pippa Hackett said no stone will be left unturned in a dairy calf investigation.
Dairy News
Cork Marts has outlined "a full review of calf handling operations" will take place following the RTÉ Investigates programme.
Macra has strongly condemned the "shocking practices" involving dairy bull calves shown during an RTÉ Investigates programme last night.
ICOS said it will "fully support" an investigation by the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) into calf mistreatment at marts.
Mart workers shown mistreating calves during an RTÉ programme must be sacked, Sinn Féin spokesperson for Agriculture, Claire Kerrane said.
An Irish MEP has called for random inspections at marts after footage obtained by RTÉ showed the mistreatment of calves at some facilities.
The IFA said an investigation by the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) into mistreatment of calves must be "swift and thorough".
