Walsh: relax horse medication regulation

TED WALSH has called on the government to bring the law pertaining to the administration of medication to horses, which he says “crucifies the racehorse man,” into line with other animals slaughtered for human consumption or risk pushing the industry underground.

At present, if a horse is given certain substances, a vet must put a stamp on its passport that it is not fit for human consumption which lasts for a horse’s lifetime, even though the Irish Equine Centre insists that residue from even the strongest medications are gone 14 days after administration.

Similar treatments for cows, pigs and sheep cause a ban on human consumption for those animals for a specific time period.