collapsing and being beaten with alkathene pipes in an unlicensed barn at Ireland’s last remaining licensed equine abattoir in Straffan, County Kildare. Footage also appeared to show one man ...

As tractors generally get bigger, visibility in front of the bonnet is reduced, therefore my farm safety tip is to put a piece of alkathene pipe in the weights to see where the front is.

The charge was related to hitting a cow with an alkathene pipe and a metal bar. Luke entered a guilty plea to a representative charge under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. He was convicted and ...

A common way for farmers to direct cattle is using an alkathene pipe, with the material being similar to plastic drink bottles, it is loud but does not injure the animals. The farmhand said the ...

Graphic covert footage shows horses slipping over, collapsing and being hit with alkathene pipes in an abattoir in Straffan, County Kildare - which is at the heart of the country's equine industry ...

which showed frequent beatings of the animals with a long semi-rigid alkathene water pipe. "I've visited lairages and slaughterhouses for probably about 45 years. I have never seen anything like this.