LSL Auctions has donated two breeding heifers for auction to raise money for the ‘Hooves 4 Hospice’ project to fund a planned Midlands regional hospice.
The project depends on farmers or host farmers to rear and donate an animal that then, once ready for sale, will be sold by Tullamore Lions Club (TLC) with the entire proceeds of the sale donated.
TLC president Paul Cullen said: “Our target, with your help, is to raise €1 million towards the building costs.”
The auction will held in Co. Offaly as the Midlands is the only region in the country without a level three hospice.
A level three hospice is a specially designed and equipped building where end of life care is provided by specially trained doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff.
Two donated breeding heifers will be up for auction at Tullamore Mart on Monday, December 13, at 6:30p.m.
The first heifer is a Belgian Blue X, 600kg, two-and-a-half years old, described as “having a lovely temperament, a proper cow maker and is correct and right for breeding.”
The second heifer is a 500kg Limousin X, just over two-years-old, cycling every three weeks, out of Lodge Hamlet, correct and right for breeding.
Over 550 animals are currently being reared as part of the project, and the 192 animals already sold brought an average amount of €1,151.