Received 12 September 2017
Decided
Part-Granted
Request Reference 17/285
Requester Type Business/Interest Group
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

1. The number of animals killed on fur farms in Ireland in 2016, broken down by farm and species 2. All inspection reports for fur farms in 2016 3. All fines/penalties issues to fur farms for welfare breaches in 2016 4. All fur farm licence applications for 2016 5. The method used to kill animals in fur farms, the CO2 concentration amount, and the number of animals killed in a 'killing box' at a time 6. Information on how/where the carcasses are disposed of 7. Are female mink artificially inseminated? 8. How many mink are kept per cage 9. Are veterinarians present when the animals are killed 10. What training is involved, and required, for someone to work at a fur farm 11. How many species of mink are kept on Irish fur farms?