Farmer Becomes a ‘Pariah’ Locally After Pleading Guilty to 173 Offences in ‘One of the Worst Cases of Animal Neglect’

Farmer becomes a ‘pariah’ locally after pleading guilty to 173 offences in ‘one of the worst cases of animal neglect’

A Co Limerick farmer has become a “pariah” in his local community after he pleaded guilty to “one of the worst” cases of animal cruelty, a court has heard.

Farmer now a pariah over animal cruelty as he faces jail

A farmer has become a ‘pariah’ in his locality after he pleaded guilty to ‘one of the worst’ cases of animal cruelty in which hundreds of calves were found dead on his land, a court has heard. Séamus Looby, 68, Raheen, Garryspillane, Co. Limerick, pleaded guilty to 173 offences after large numbers of rotting calves were found across 100 acres of his lands in 2022. Looby had a prior animal cruelty-related conviction from 2018, when he was fined €…

Farmer who admitted role in ‘one of worst’ cases of animal cruelty faces up to five years in jail

A COUNTY Limerick farmer has become a “pariah” in his local community after he pleaded guilty to “one of the worst” cases of animal cruelty, a court heard. Seamus Looby (68), of Raheen, Garryspillane, pleaded guilty to 173 offences, after large numbers of rotting and dead calves were found across 100 acres of his lands, in 2022. Looby had a prior animal cruelty related conviction from 2018, when he was fined €1,150 and ordered to pay €1,000 to t…