'He should not be farming at all': Farmer given suspended sentence after dead calves found

Dead calves were found at a farm in Blarney where there were other cattle without access to food or water and today a farmer was given a suspended six-month jail term for animal cruelty.

'He should not be farming at all': Farmer given suspended sentence after dead calves found

Dead calves were found at a farm in Blarney where there were other cattle without access to food or water and today a farmer was given a suspended six-month jail term for animal cruelty.

The charges dated back three years and there was evidence that improvements had since been made under ongoing inspections from Department of Agriculture vets.

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