Collectors of livestock which die on farms say they will reduce their services

ACA members process almost 300,000 dead animals per year at their knackery yards.

Collectors of livestock which die on farms say they will reduce their services from next Wednesday, and will only deal with animals that are delivered to their premises.

The Animal Collectors Association (ACA) has taken this decision after the breakdown of their talks with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), in which they sought additional state support.