Ireland-The fallen stock scheme not working.

IRELAND-FALLEN STOCK SCHEME.

THE Government warned farmers that if they broke the Fallen Animals Scheme rules, they would have to carry the full €300 cost of disposal of a dead animal.

Now, it’s the Government that has tripped up, ending its funding of the scheme, and sending a farmer’s disposal bill from €36 to €190 overnight — because the Government can’t pay its massive bills for running the country.

It was to subsidise the heavy cost to farmers and carcase collectors that the Fallen Animals Scheme was introduced in 2000 — and to facilitate BSE surveillance, ensure all carcasses were collected for proper disposal, and minimise on-farm burials.