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Thursday, 22 March 2018

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Horse Slaughtering Data

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses slaughtered for human consumption in 2017 by studbooks (details supplied); and the age and gender of the 7,260 horses slaughtered for the food chain in 2017. [13338/18]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The following table provides details of the numbers of horses slaughtered for human consumption at Department-approved slaughter establishments over the past number of years.  Records maintained by my Department do not indicate the age and gender of each animal:

YearHorses
201224,362
201310,711
20147,602
20156,033
20167,618
20177,748

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