N.Ireland
Farmer disqualified from keeping farmed animals for 12 months
A farmer from Co. Antrim has been fined £1,750 and disqualified from keeping all farmed animals for 12 months after...
Animal Cruelty
Agri Politics
Over 4,000 'severe breaches' of animal welfare rules at UK abattoirs - Report
There has been more than 4,000 severe breaches of animal welfare regulations in British abattoirs over the past two years, data...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
N.Ireland
Two months in prison for farmer who failed to dispose of carcasses
An Enniskillen farmer has received two months imprisonment for causing unnecessary suffering to cattle and failure to dispose of animal carcasses....
Agri Politics
Anger in Australia as exported cattle sledgehammered to death in Vietnam
An undercover video has surfaced which shows cattle in Vietnam, understood to be exported from Australia, being slaughtered with sledgehammers...
Agri Politics
Video shows shocking cruelty on Canada's largest dairy farm
A dairy farm in Canada is facing a raft of animal cruelty charges after an undercover video and subsequent investigation...
N.Ireland
Tougher sentencing for those found guilty of animal cruelty in the North
People who are found guilty of animal cruelty in Northern Ireland will now face much tougher penalties under the law....
Pig/Poultry
Animal rights group protests outside Dublin butchers
The animal rights group ARAN held a demonstration outside a butcher’s shop in Dublin yesterday (Monday), highlighting the alleged inhumane...
Pig/Poultry
Arklow pig race to go ahead, despite efforts of animal rights activist
The annual Arklow Seabreeze Festival pig race is to go ahead this year, despite one woman’s efforts to put a...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
N.Ireland
Farmer found guilty of animal cruelty but avoids jail
A Co. Antrim farmer has been disqualified from keeping animals for five years after he was convicted of three charges of...
N.Ireland
Lambs die after their ears are cut off in 'sick' attack
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in Armagh says that they are investigating after two lambs on a farm...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined for causing unnecessary suffering to cow
A Co. Antrim farmer has been fined £4,000 in court for causing unnecessary suffering to a bovine animal and for transporting the animal...
Rural Life
Donegal woman prosecuted after abandoning dog
A Donegal woman was recently prosecuted after she abandoned her dog and was taken to court by the ISPCA. Vet...
Rural Life
Carlow puppy farm with 'absolutely horrendous' conditions shut down
A puppy farm was recently shut down in Carlow where conditions were said to be “absolutely horrendous” where 52 dogs...
Rural Life
'Toxic' 160-acre farm had dead weanling left in shed, court hears
A Co. Galway farmer whose farm was described as ‘toxic’ has been fined €750 on an animal cruelty charge and prohibited...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Pig/Poultry
Pig farmer jailed for 18 months on animal welfare grounds
Cork pig farmer Rory O’Brien was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday (Thursday) on animal welfare grounds. The farmer...
Rural Life
30 cases of animal cruelty in 2014 - €250,000 fines in the offing
The Department of Agriculture has investigated 30 cases of animal cruelty in 2014 and has prosecuted three cases to date. It...
Pig/Poultry
Pig farmer found guilty of animal cruelty faces fines of €100,000 and jail
Cork pig farmer Rory O’Brien is facing fines of up to €100,000 and a possible jail sentence after being found...