Second group of dead cattle discovered

MORE than 40 cattle have been found dead in Co Waterford — less than 24 hours after the carcasses of 60 cows and calves were found rotting on a farm in North Cork.

Gardaí investigating the discovery of the 60 dead cattle at Shanballymore, near Mallow, revealed yesterday that they are questioning their owner, a 41-year-old farmer, about neglect under the Protection of Animals Act.

The latest harrowing discovery was made when Dungarvan gardaí, acting on a tip-off, went to the farm at Knockenpower, Colligan, five miles outside the town on Wednesday evening.