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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Cattle Transport. Cattle transport space requirements
Summary
The Minister said legislation sets no area-per-hundredweight requirement, but safeguards require cattle to be transported without injury or unnecessary suffering.
asked the Minister for Agriculture the manner in which his Department ensure compliance with the area specification per hundredweight required for the transport of cattle in lorries.
Comment on this
Legislation governing the transit of animals does not specify the area per hundredweight required for the transport of cattle in lorries. There are statutory safeguards, however, to ensure that cattle are transported in such a manner as to avoid injury or unnecessary suffering to them.