Horse Racing Ireland has said the rate of thoroughbreds being euthanised and sold for meat is on course to further reduce this year.
Figures released by the Department of Agriculture Food & Marine show that almost 3,000 thoroughbreds have been slaughtered for meat since the start of 2020 when DAFM began recording separate statistics for thoroughbreds.
A total of 1,549 were slaughtered in 2020 followed by 1,105 last year. So far in 2022 over 300 have been sold for meat.
All of them had been given passports from Weatherbys Ireland but were not necessarily foaled in this country.
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has described the figures as “horrifying” and said they put into question g …
- May 18, 2022
