Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 March 2018
225. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked 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]
View answerThe 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:
|
Year |
Horses |
|
2012 |
24,362 |
|
2013 |
10,711 |
|
2014 |
7,602 |
|
2015 |
6,033 |
|
2016 |
7,618 |
|
2017 |
7,748 |
