Shannonside Foods Ltd

Judge fines equine slaughter operator for use of fake passports

Rural Life

Judge fines equine slaughter operator for use of fake passports

Shannonside Foods Ltd pleaded guilty to possession of a passport which had been tampered with or altered with intent to deceive or defraud.

DAFM: No approval sought yet for new horse slaughter plant

Agri-Business

DAFM: No approval sought yet for new horse slaughter plant

The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said that it has not yet received any applications to date from other processors to slaughter horses.

DAFM officials to be questioned by PAC over horse abattoir

Agri-Business

DAFM officials to be questioned by PAC over horse abattoir

Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) are to appear before the...

DAFM to meet EU officials on horse traceability concerns

Agri-Business

DAFM to meet EU officials on horse traceability concerns

The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) will meet with European Commission officials next week to discuss the issue of traceability in horses.

DAFM investigating supply of horses for slaughter

Agri-Business

DAFM investigating supply of horses for slaughter

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently investigating the treatment of horses destined for slaughter.