Ireland Case No. 23595Animal welfare (dog attack on livestock) · Co. Tipperary · 10 Dec 2022
Dogs kill 50 lambs on farm in Moneygall, Tipperary
At least two large dogs killed 50 lambs in an attack on the farm of John Healy outside Moneygall, County Tipperary, on Saturday 10 December 2022. Gardaí in Nenagh are appealing for information to locate the dogs and their owners, while the IFA is calling for legislation to place liability on dog owners.
- Reported13 Dec
2 reports - Arrested
- Charged
- In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports18 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA farmer discovered approximately 25 dead lambs on his farm. (offalyexpress.ie)
- what50 lambs were killed in the attack (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatAt least two dogs were involved in the attack (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatThe dogs took one bite to the neck and moved on to the next sheep (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatThe dead sheep were found in a pile (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred on farmland in the Moneygall area of Offaly. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe attack took place on a farm outside Moneygall (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, 9 December. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe attack occurred at around 9am on Saturday morning (tipperarylive.ie)
- causeThe sheep were killed by being caught by the throat (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationGardaí at Roscrea are investigating the incident. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationEnquiries into the matter are ongoing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Nenagh are attempting to locate the two large dogs (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe surviving sheep are now being housed indoors (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe farmer's sons spotted the dogs but they got away (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe farmer said such attacks are not covered by insurance (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe farmer would face a disposal bill of up to €900 (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherIFA president Tim Cullinan was due to meet the Minister for Agriculture to push for new legislation (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Dec2022Sheep 'massacre': Appeal to track down dogs that killed 50 animals in Moneygall
Gardaí in Nenagh appealing for information; IFA chair Baden Powell and farmer John Healy urging owners to put the dogs down; IFA president due to meet Minister for Agriculture to push for new legislation.
victim, John Healy, male, irish (judged from name)John Healyvictim, Cathal Healy, male, irish (judged from name)Cathal Healy - 13 Dec2022Gardai investigating after horrifying number of lambs killed in Offaly
Initial report of the incident; Gardaí at Roscrea investigating; approximately 25 dead lambs discovered by the farmer while checking livestock on Saturday morning.