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Agri Politics
Commission launches public consultation on animal welfare
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on animal welfare policies which will be used to inform the commission’s...
Agri Politics
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on animal welfare policies which will be used to inform the commission’s...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A farmer who dumped 12 carcasses from a 300ft high “spectacular” west Clare cliff-top and left other...
Pig/Poultry
The UK’s broadcasting authority, Ofcom, has received over 350 complaints for a documentary on Channel 4 titled ‘How to Steal...
Rural Life
Investigations are underway following evidence suggesting that 30 horses have been abandoned over the past 12 months in a forest...
Pig/Poultry
A television programme due to be broadcast on Channel 4 tonight, Tuesday, January 14, has been heavily criticised by the...
Dairy
Animal welfare concerns, particularly on dairy farms, has been bubbling to the surface of the Irish dairy industry over the...
CAP / Schemes
Record funding awards of €2.9 million have been announced for 106 animal welfare organisations throughout the country, with payments to...
Rural Life
Extremist animal rights organisation PETA has bought its way into Facebook in a bid to increase the visibility of its...
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan Horses unable to stand up were left to die in excruciating pain on lands in west Clare...
Rural Life
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has published the long-awaited results of its fifth annual photography competition. The competition...
Agri Politics
Animal welfare, live exports and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were just a small selection of the agricultural matters that...
Rural Life
A farmer who appealed against an animal health and welfare notice issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Rural Life
A number of teenagers were arrested by police in the UK recently on suspicion of animal cruelty following the injuring...
Agri-Business
“Sensible and practical” responses are what is needed in the face of calf welfare issues during the live export process,...
Dairy
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has condemned the actions of an individual in the French port of Cherbourg, who was...
Dairy
Dairy farmers have reacted “with revulsion” to reports of an alleged animal welfare breach at a holding facility for calves...
Rural Life
By Anton McNulty A Mayo sheep farmer has been charged with cruelty to his flock after it is alleged that...
Dairy
A new booklet produced by the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) entitled ‘Animal Welfare Guidelines for Dairy Herds’ has...