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Donegal Farmer fined after animals found dead on his lands
At Letterkenny District Court yesterday, Joseph McBride, 56, with an address at Murleog, Downings was convicted of failing to remove dead animals from his property.
The charges stemmed from visits made to Mr. McBride’s farm in February and March, 2010 by ISPCA Inspector Kevin McGinley and Garda Sergeant Christy Galligan. When they called they found a lame goat in poor condition, a dead lamb and the skeleton of a sheep. The court was also told a number of other animals were in poor condition.
Defence solicitor Kieran Dillon told the court that McBride was a small farmer who had been suffering from ill-health and that improvements had been made on the farm since the incident.
ISPCA Inspector Kevin McGinley said they could not say for certain how the animals had died or had suffered.
“While we have no way of knowing how the animals died in this case, we can say that leaving them lying unburied like this is totally wrong. This is not an issue about the recession or lack of money. There is simply no excuse for failing to properly dispose of a dead animal. We would urge the public to be our eyes and ears in cases like this; it is important for public health that dead or dying animals are removed.”
Judge Kelly ordered McBride to pay €250 to the ISPCA and allow for another inspection of his farm before June 11th.
See the Donegal Daily article here.
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