Farmer jailed over treatment of cattle

A FARMER was given a 10-month jail sentence for the “callous and cruel” treatment of his cattle which were not fed or cared for properly.

Michael McCarthy, of Dungourney, Midleton, Co Cork, was found guilty at on two charges of failing to ensure welfare of an animal and of failing to dispose properly of a dead animal.

Summing up, Midleton District Court Judge Michael Patwell said the case was “very distressing”.