Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Horse Slaughter Statistics
Niall 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]
Simon 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.
- | 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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