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ALL ABOUT CORK 1
(YHQLQJ (FKR Monday, March 11, 2013
Monday, March 11
Horse audit by gardaà on city northside � Horses must have microchips and passport OWNERS of horses in Hollyhill must comply with legislation requiring that horses have microchips and passports by later this week. Attempts by gardaà and the Department of Agriculture to have horses in the Hollyhill area removed last Wednesday failed. But negotiations with the owners led to an agreement that horses will be microchipped and be assigned passports — as required under equine legislation — by this week, or the animals will be seized. An audit of horses in Cork city
Members of An Garda SĂochĂĄna chasing and capturing horses during an operation at Nash’s Boreen in Cork city; and right, locals discuss the operation with gardaĂ. Picture: Diane Cusack
By ANN MURPHY Security Correspondent
at Christmas revealed that there were almost 190 horses in the area. An audit last month revealed that there are up to 400 horses in the city at present. The recent audit by the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals revealed that there were 400 horses in the city at present. There are concerns for the horses’ welfare because of a shortage of feedstuff. And in one incident, a horse collided with a car near the Fairfield two weeks ago.
A horse forum set up in 2011 incorporates representatives from the city council, the Department of Agriculture, the ISPCA, Traveller groups, gardaĂ, horse owners and Cork County Council. It is currently examining ways of dealing with the large numbers of horses in the city. A seminar on good practice for horse ownership will be hosted by the Traveller Visibility Group on March 21 at City Hall. It is taking place as part of the Lifelong Learning Festival 2013 and is being held on the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.