Walkers in a forest at Cronalaghey in Killygordon were left horrified after finding a freshly-dumped dead calf, just weeks after the discovery of seven dead sheep and assorted veterinary chemicals nearby.
Gardaí are now investigating the person behind the dumping and how the animals died.
Local man, Martin McGlinchey, who found the dead calf said he was sickened by what he found and called on the farmer behind the dumping to come back and remove the animal, or get out of farming altogether.
“Would the scumbag who dumped this calf in the forest at Cronalaghey come back and lift it?
“If you can’t afford the €40 or to send it away properly then get out of farming because you are clearly no good at it,” he said.
Local county councillor Patrick McGowan said more needs to be done to track down who is behind the illegal dumping of dead animals, while accepting the ear tags had been removed from the animals in a bid to prevent identifying the owner.
However, Mr McGowan said it should not be difficult to track the person down, especially the sheep from the previous incident, as they had distinctive markings.
He added the remains of the veterinary products could also be tracked back to wherever they were sold and this could be used to trace who bought them.
“This is a very serious matter as we don’t know how these animals died and what happened to them.
“In my opinion, not enough is being done in general to track down the owners of such animals when they are dumped and allowed to rot in remote places,” Mr McGowan said.
