Letters to the Editor: Root cause of calves horror needs action

One reader writes in to say that this week's RTÉ Investigates exposed the environmental impact of the giant feedlots in Europe and how Ireland’s dairy calves are contributing to massive environmental pollution across Europe

Animal welfare legislation needs updating and rigorous enforcement, says John Fitzgerald. Picture: File

It is about 15 months since RTÉ Investigates aired ‘Dairy’s Dirty Secret’ and we witnessed the brutal treatment of young calves. An investigation was launched by the Department of Agriculture at the time and is still ongoing.

The footage from the most recent dairy exposé aired this week shows us that nothing has changed since then, except that perhaps the situation has worsened.