Holly Cairns TD (Cork South West, Social Democrats) has questioned the Agriculture Minister about "the status of mink farms in Ireland" https://kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2021-01-20a.1920
DAIL QUESTION AND ANSWER
20 Jan 2021, Fur Farming
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of mink farms in Ireland; the schedule for culling; the entity that will carry out the culling; the means by which culling will be supervised; the way in which the carcases will be disposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2378/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
My Department continues to engage with the farm operators in order to manage the next steps in this process.
From a public health risk management perspective, my Department has conducted testing on mink on all three farms, with negative results to date and the HSE are also monitoring the health of the workers on these farms.
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SEE ALSO:
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Coronavirus testing at Irish mink farms under way
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1109/1176939-coronavirus-mink/
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Jennifer Whitmore TD urges Taoiseach to "move immediately to ban fur farming in Ireland”
https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/videos/1142900706112158/
"We've drafted a bill to ban fur farming in Ireland": Congratulations to Solidarity TDs Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy on their announcement today (12 July 2018)
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"In relation to the fur farm Bill: Just to announce that they have actually drafted a law, and it is in the queue of legislation - we've seen it, to outlaw fur farming" - Ruth Coppinger TD
https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/videos/848063602296131/
80 per cent of people in Ireland believe fur farming should be banned, all the main parties (except Fine Gael) now support a ban and Veterinary Ireland have condemned fur farming as cruel - Listen to the Ruth Coppinger TD (Solidarity) interview on RTE Radio 1’s Drivetime today (17 June 2019). https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=194380304848086
The value of fur exports from Ireland has plummeted by over 80 per cent in the past six years, it has emerged https://www.facebook.com/banbloodsports/posts/2258290974286448