Cork farmer fined €4,000 for ‘barbaric’ tail docking

A Cork farmer convicted of animal cruelty for ‘barbaric’ bovine tail docking has been fined €4,000.

The case against Noel Lynch is believed to be the first of its kind in the State.

Mr Lynch was convicted of docking the tails of five cows at his farm in Caher, Churchtown, Mallow, Co Cork, causing “unnecessary pain” and leaving the animals “permanently injured”.