Horse attached to sulky dies after smashing into oncoming vehicle
The ISPCA is now calling for a ban on these small carts being used on public roads.
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The ISPCA is now calling for a ban on these small carts being used on public roads.
Timely warning from DogsTrust not to leave pets in cars.
More than 2,400 horses have been seized in the first half of this year.
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Pauline Doyle said her offer to rehome the horses was ignored.
Around 25 dead cats – some skeletons and some dead only a short number of days – were found in plastic bags hanging from trees.
The ISPCA say that it appears that the animals were thrown from the top of the 100m high cliffs.
That’s according to their state media.
The case of Forest is common one, said the ISPCA who will be talking about Forest and animal cruelty on RTE’s Prime Time this evening.
The DSPCA said it’s a serious problem but DoneDeals.ie claims removing ads for these sales would drive the marker underground.
Sentencing the 23-year-old woman to 14 weeks in jail, the judge said it was an act “of utterly horrendous cruelty”.
The man was banned from keeping dogs for ten years.
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An ISPCA inspector and gardaí found two emaciated boxer dogs at the woman’s house a year ago.
The kitten, Oscar, suffered a broken foot and a stomach injury during the incident, which was filmed and uploaded to Facebook.
The surviving dog Willow is being cared for around the clock by the DSPCA.
The PSNI said that the men were aged 43 and 19 years of age.
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The vet said the hunting dog, Fionn, had received a severe blunt force trauma to the head.
The men were stopped by gardaí on the N4 shortly after the shooting.
A vet had to be called to the scene to put the animal down.
The donkey, which is believed to have been in the canal all night, has now been surrendered by her owner to the DSPCA.
The puppy was found at a popular dog-walking spot with four shotgun shells on its body.
Gardaí are investigating the slaughter of the abandoned horse which happened in the Fettercairn area of Tallaght.
The charity estimates there are more than 10,000 dogs and puppies for sale online on any given day.
The 80-year-old was also handed down a three-month suspended sentence after the ISPCA discovered four dead dogs and four emaciated Collies at his property in Cork.
ARAN has said it wants schools to allow its campaigners to talk to children about the importance of treating animals with kindness and respect.
It was a discovery that recalls a recent Love/Hate episode, with police treating it as a case of animal cruelty.
Animal Rights group ARAN is willing to offer a reward of €1500 if someone comes forward with information that leads to a conviction.
The two pups, named Themla and Louise by their rescuers, were brought back to Roscommon Garda Station where they were given warm bed for the night in a cell.
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William ‘Jack’ Conway admitted to the offence at Sligo District Court and has until September to pay a fine or face prison.
An anonymous student has written to the Limerick Leader disputing claims that students lured a dog to a deliberate death.
The two eight-week-old pups had been abandoned behind the high wall for about four days, leaving them severely dehydrated.
UL says it has initiated its own inquiries about an incident where students allegedly lured a dog into a motor accident.
The Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht has also raised the matter and requested that hares be kept until they have fully recovered.
Figures from 2012 show payment rates varied from full compliance to just 3.6 per cent.
The Irish Wildlife Trust has issued recommendations to the public following reports on the wild animals in recent weeks.
North Wexford SPCA said it was one of the “most brutal” cases of violence against an animal the group has seen.