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Those responsible for the ‘abhorrent’ treatment of horses will face the ‘full rigours of the law’, the Agriculture Minister has said. Serious animal welfare abuses were uncovered in an RTÉ Investigates documentary which aired on Wednesday night. Minister Charlie McConalogue said the scenes of the mistreatment of horses were ‘abhorrent and distressing’.

It revealed the mistreatment of horses that are being bred for slaughter at the country’s only equine abattoir, which produces horse meat for export. Horse Racing Ireland said it will ‘actively support’ the Department of Agriculture and Garda investigations, and urged anyone with information about mistreatment of horses to report it to gardaí. The abuse was filmed in a building used by Shannonside Foods Ltd in Straffan, Co.



Kildare. Mr McConalogue said an investigation has been launched into the incidents alongside the gardaí. ‘The scenes we saw last night and the treatment of those horses was abhorrent and distressing.

Horses are beautiful, sensitive animals and that was absolutely unacceptable,’ Mr McConalogue said. ‘It’s certainly not representative of the way people across this country and those in the industry treat and care for their horses.’ ‘We already have commenced an investigation in the Department of Agriculture.

We’ve also requested all of the footage that RTÉ has – and any other evidence as well – to make it available to the investigation team.’ I would avoid saying an.

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