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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, February 11, 2013

QUESTION NO.6

QUESTION: Councillor G. Kenny6

To ask the Manager to give a breakdown of the number of horses that were disposed of in the county in 2012 under the Control of Horses Bye Laws?  Can the Manager clarifiy what happens to the animal when it is deemed to be disposed of.  Also can the Manager give a breakdown of which animals were destroyed and which were sold on in 2012?

REPLY:

In 2012 380 horses were seized within the administrative area of South Dublin County Council. Of these, 64 were returned to owners and 316 were disposed of.   Under The Control of Horses Bye- Laws 1996 the definition of 'dispose of'' means 'to sell or to give away or have destroyed and cognate words shall be constructed accordingly'. Any animals that are disposed of are dealt with in accordance with relevant standards and guidelines on animal welfare etc.