Minister for Agriculture 'appalled' by treatment of exported calves in recent footage

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has criticised French handlers who were filmed allegedly abusing Irish cattle in Cherbourg.

Minister for Agriculture 'appalled' by treatment of exported calves in recent footage
Wed, 08 May, 2019 - 15:17
Denise O’Donoghue

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has criticised French handlers who were filmed allegedly abusing Irish cattle in Cherbourg.

After a graphic video was shared online by animal welfare groups Eyes on Animals and L214, French authorities arrested a man on suspicion of cruelty to calves.

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