Cattle cull described as ‘pure slaughter’

THE Department of Agriculture has defended its decision to call in army snipers to shoot cattle, some of which were pregnant, on a north Cork farm.

Roger Broderick’s entire herd of 31 cattle was shot in a field on his farm at Rockspring, Liscarroll, on Tuesday because the individual animals were not tagged.

The tags are required by law to identify cattle, trace and monitor their movements and to help prevent the spread of diseases like tuberculosis.