Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2016
360. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the regulations governing the movement of disabled animals as they can be used by some processors as an excuse to reject animals that may have a minimal disability. [46881/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraProcedures for dealing with casualty animals are set out in the protocols of my Department’s Veterinary Public Health Inspection Service and the Local Authority Veterinary Service. While there is no obligation on any slaughter plant to process casualty animals, where an animal of this type is accepted, it is subject to the intake checks at the slaughter plant, as well as any additional examinations deemed necessary by the official veterinarian under the terms of relevant food safety and animal welfare regulation.
