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Animal welfare in Ireland

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  • 12-03-2017 8:22pm
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    yeller32
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi everyone,

    I'm looking for a documentary/study/info about how (farm) animals are treated in Ireland and the EU. I've read/seen a lot about the US, UK and a few other countries, but I haven't found anything specific about Ireland. I've read about EU animal welfare laws and the Food Safety Authority's requirements for slaughterhouses, but I want to know if it's as bad here as it is in the US.

    Now, I think it probably is, but I'd like to make sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,090 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Here is a good speech that was researched on the topic of Irish animals, this was made last year at vegvest by a guest speaker. They put a lot of effort into getting the facts.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBy5BqCv4us


    00:00 Opening & framing
    00:39 Imagine If
    03:21 Speaker Intro
    03:38 The Challenge
    04:10 I Won't Make You Vegan
    04:30 Behind Closed Doors
    05:18 Ireland Disclaimer
    05:45 Source of Facts
    06:18 Definition of Vegan
    06:47 Vegan Extremism
    07:10 It's Not Like That Here
    08:27 What IS It Like?
    09:30 You Deserve The Truth
    09:59 SOPs & Humane Regulations
    11:04 Ireland's Population
    11:27 Ireland's Output & Consumption
    12:18 Ireland's PIG Industry
    12:58 Processing Piglets
    13:30 Mother Pigs
    15:11 Ireland Non-Compliance
    15:26 Undercover Pig Investigation
    16:26 Highest Standards
    17:55 Pig Stats
    18:31 Irish CHICKENS & EGGS
    20:18 Battery Cages & EU Ban Explained
    22:00 Alice & Joy
    23:14 Free-Range/Cage-Free
    23:52 What Happens To Baby Boys?
    24:43 Ireland's Laws For Grinding Chicks
    25:52 Why Don't People Know?
    26:21 Ireland's Chicken Death Toll & Methods
    26:50 Bacterial Outbreak
    27:16 COWS of Ireland
    27:51 DAIRY
    30:26 VEAL
    30:57 Mothers Of Dairy
    31:33 Mutilation
    32:31 The Pus We Drink
    33:00 Our Rationalizations
    34:32 Irish (LIVE) EXPORTS
    3540: Irish IMPORTS
    36:20 Consumer Awareness
    37:12 Our Absurd Contradictions
    39:11 Profound ILLogic
    39:58 THE BEST WE HAVE TO OFFER?
    40:29 There's Another Option!
    41:02 Footage Intro W/Question
    41:37 FOOTAGE Of LEGAL PRACTICES
    45:15 End of Footage Message
    46:22 CO2 Chambers & Corruption
    47:15 HEALTH IMPACT - Heart Disease, Kids, Obesity
    48:38 ENVIRONMENT & OCEAN
    51:15 Grass-Fed & Land
    51:55 Personal Choice & Global Crisis
    52:20 Saving Ireland
    53:00 Traditions Are Not Justifications
    53:27 The Good News - You Decide
    54:54 Additional Vids


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    L1011
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    It'd be better than the US but you still aren't likely to find it too appetizing - the "it isn't like that here" sarcastic section title there is accurate enough - its not all sweetness and light by any means.

    There's also a surprising amount of halal slaughter here.


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    yeller32
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    Thank you Tar.Aldarion, that was exactly what I was looking for. I knew what to expect, but it was still horrifying. I'm assuming then that sheep are treated the same (as it wasn't covered in the video).

    L1011, from what I've seen, it's as bad as the US, though maybe on a slightly smaller scale.
    I think halal and kosher would be at least a little better; paralysing the animal with a bolt gun or electrocuting and then slaughtering it can't be more merciful. At least with halal and kosher it's over more quickly.


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