Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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With regard to the antemortem checks that are carried out, Mr. Sheahan said in his opening statement that a number of people undertake a detailed antemortem examination, including veterinary inspectors and other technical officers. In his own words there was violence against the horses. How could it be when animals, one by one, are inspected during such a detailed examination that such violence would not have been spotted on the animals before they went to slaughter? Are records of those inspections kept in Shannonside Foods in the abattoir, specifically with regard to the antemortem checks?