fallen animal scheme

whelan1

was talking to lacal knackery today the funding from government is gone the new prices are outrageous me thinks tracability will go out the window

mylittlepony

How much does it cost for collection and depoisal (sorry bad spell) of farm animals.

Maybe farmers could contact local hunt clubs to see if they want dead cattle for their hounds or greyhounds trainers for their greyhounds.
Is that an option or not allowed?

Found out recently that pet shops that used to sell meats for greyhounds cannot do this anymore cos they must have a licence.

Also wouldnt be surprise if ye leave them out for the foxes to take away.

I thought tracability is only for tracking animals for selling, breeding record or for human consumption?

whelan1

my point is that people are not going to tag calves until they are 28 days and on big farms it can be hard to remember whose calf is whose ... our local knackery is the local hunt the price they have to pay the renderes has multiplied too ...also for your herd register you should have a record of where each animal went

Min

I wonder how the department would react if you told them foxes ate the animal.
I heard €190 to dispose of a dead animal, bad enough losing any without having an outrageous fee to pay if you are to do it all kosher.

Dump them all in Kildare street....

Tableman

I wonder how the department would react if you told them foxes ate the animal.
I heard €190 to dispose of a dead animal, bad enough losing any without having an outrageous fee to pay if you are to do it all kosher.

I lost a cow this week, first one in a long long time. Rang the knackery this morning. Going to cost 195 to take her away.

whelan1

if cow is over 4 years its only 55 as bse testing comes in to play ... apply for a burial licence

Tableman

if cow is over 4 years its only 55 as bse testing comes in to play ... apply for a burial licence

Yeah, it was 190 for my cow who was 3. it would have been 56 for a cow a year older.

But this will just tempt farmers to switch the tag of the cow to an older cow. Hence, losing tracreability...

kfk

Tableman wrote: »

Yeah, it was 190 for my cow who was 3. it would have been 56 for a cow a year older.

But this will just tempt farmers to switch the tag of the cow to an older cow. Hence, losing tracreability...

Or hold on to the cow until she turns 4!!!