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Deer carcase dumping on a large scale

  • 22-10-2009 5:15pm
    #1
    J. Ramone
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    Shocking! from the Carlow Nationalist.

    40 deer carcasses dumped in river

    Last Updated Oct 2009


    By Mairead Wilmot
    THERE are fears that an illegal abattoir is operating in the county after mutilated deer carcasses were dumped into a river between Rathvilly and Hacketstown last week. The remains of up to 40 wild deer were left to rot in a tributary which feeds into the River Slaney after they were thrown over a ditch on a road between the two towns.
    A disgusted member of the public contacted Carlow County Council after discovering the decaying body parts which were dumped into the river. A cleanup operation took place last Wednesday morning involving six council workers who filled a large lorry with the remains - and they had to do so by hand.
    A spokesperson for Carlow County Council, Pat Harrington, confirmed that the local authority fears an illegal abattoir is operating in the area.
    “This was an opportunistic crime. The animals were tipped over a ditch and landed into a tributary. Legal abattoirs document all of their animals, so we do think that this is the work of an illegal facility,” said Mr Harrington.
    Although the council believes that between up to 40 carcasses were removed, it says it is impossible to be certain of the exact number. “We can’t be sure exactly because the bodies were in pieces. We couldn’t use a machine to do the job so we had six men down there and they filled a large lorry by hand, which was very hard work.”
    The remains were then brought to a specialised company to be destroyed. Mr Harrington added that as of yet the council is not aware of who is responsible for the illegal dumping.


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