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Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Horse Slaughter Statistics

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses slaughtered each month in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21485/13]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The numbers of horses slaughtered for human consumption since 2011 in plants approved under the EU Food Hygiene regulations are set out in a table on a monthly basis.

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2011
2012
2013
January
1124
2153
2432
February
1368
2099
1179
March
1459
2006
775
April
1260
1505
779
May
1450
1694
June
1535
1606
July
1121
1529
August
1179
1864
September
1833
1955
October
1540
2917
November
2320
3415
December
1371
1619
Total
17,560
24,362

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