<p>Factory farming is wrong on every possible level; cruel, inhumane, pollution, and health. DAERA in NI are contradicting themselves here - belatedly expressing concerns about pollution, having enabled so many of these factory farms in the last ten years or so; currently putting a plan in place to try and save Lough Neagh and restore it. <br>At the same time, DAERA have announced an appeal against the court ruling that stops polluting gas caverns being excavated in a Marine protected area at Islandmagee. The company concerned has just bailed out of Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast, as they have no money and lots of bills. <br>Why is DAERA talking out of both sides of its mouth? Why are they appealing a court ruling against a company with no money? Why pretend they are concerned with pollution in Lough Neagh, while hoping to overturn a ruling against pollution of a protected marine area?<br>Some years ago, Nichola Mallon of SDLP, reinstated sand dredging in Lough Neagh, despite a court ruling against it. <br>Lord/Earl of Shaftsbury gets a royalty for every tonne of sand dredged there. His family were gifted the lake bed several generations ago. <br><a href="/tags/nipolitics/" rel="tag">#NIPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/daera/" rel="tag">#DAERA</a> <a href="/tags/loughneagh/" rel="tag">#LoughNeagh</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/factoryfarming/" rel="tag">#FactoryFarming</a> <a href="/tags/gascaverns/" rel="tag">#GasCaverns</a> <a href="/tags/marineprotection/" rel="tag">#MarineProtection</a> <a href="/tags/freshwater/" rel="tag">#FreshWater</a> <a href="/tags/think32/" rel="tag">#Think32</a> <a href="/tags/shaftsbury/" rel="tag">#Shaftsbury</a> <br><a href="https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/new-muck-map-reveals-toxic-waste-levels-from-ni-factory-farms/a461482462.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/new-muck-map-reveals-toxic-waste-levels-from-ni-factory-farms/a461482462.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/new</span><span class="invisible">s/northern-ireland/new-muck-map-reveals-toxic-waste-levels-from-ni-factory-farms/a461482462.html</span></a></p>