# animal-welfare - Wednesday 31 March, 2021
# Live Exports
# Live Exports
Animal welfare campaigner Caroline Rowley outlines why she is challenging the State’s enforcement of EU law to protect farm animals exported abroad.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 27 March, 2021
# Wild Horses
# Wild Horses
DSPCA education and community outreach projects are trying to address welfare issues facing loose horses in the greater Dublin area.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Mac The Donkey
# Mac The Donkey
The donkey has been taken into the care of the My Lovely Horse Rescue charity.
# animal-welfare - Sunday 20 December, 2020
# Dognapped
# Dognapped
Law where pets are a ‘low value possession’ alongside plant pots and mobile phones should be reviewed, writes vet Dr Sharon Alston.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 24 November, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
The Social Democrats TD says it defies logic that the greyhound industry should receive an increase of €2.4m on top of its already high funding.
# animal-welfare - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
The hares had been held for future coursing meetings.
# animal-welfare - Sunday 4 October, 2020
# Ballyshannon
# Ballyshannon
The ISPCA said that these cases aren’t rare.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 18 April, 2020
# Coronavirus Closures
# Coronavirus Closures
Smaller pet farms around the country are feeling the impact already.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 11 April, 2020
# Dogs Trust
# Dogs Trust
Dark chocolate is especially toxic for dogs, so keep it in a place where they can’t sniff it out.
# animal-welfare - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
The new regulations also require all adverts to include microchip numbers.
# animal-welfare - Thursday 26 December, 2019
# My Lovely Horse
# My Lovely Horse
My Lovely Horse Rescue said owners have again abandoned horses in fields this winter.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 30 November, 2019
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
The sport sparked controversy following an RTÉ Investigates documentary in July.
# animal-welfare - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Tipperary
# Tipperary
All of the dogs made full recoveries.
# animal-welfare - Wednesday 6 November, 2019
# Elphin
# Elphin
The discovery was made by a member of the public.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 20 July, 2019
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
The IGB has been mired in controversy since serious animal welfare issues were uncovered last month.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 6 July, 2019
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
Transport Minister Shane Ross told Cabinet this week that a more ‘robust’ response is need from government.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 8 June, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
Last month Prada announced it will go fur-free.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Major players in fashion and media are turning their backs on this dying, cruel trade – it is time that we did too, writes John Carmody.
# animal-welfare - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
# Animal Cruelty
# Animal Cruelty
A woman found the horse’s body while she was out walking with her dog.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
It has been argued that live export is a “pitiless trade” that harms animals.
# Opinion
# Opinion
Terrified bulls are often strung up by a hind leg while fully conscious, before having their throats slashed at repeatedly until they bleed to death, writes Caroline Rowley
# animal-welfare - Friday 11 January, 2019
# Crash
# Crash
Firefighters were helped by a local vet and farm workers, but three of the trapped bulls died.
# animal-welfare - Sunday 23 December, 2018
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
About 50,000 pet surgeries happen in Ireland each year.
# animal-welfare - Sunday 8 July, 2018
# Euthanisation
# Euthanisation
The numbers of dogs being euthanised has fallen significantly since 2002 when 21,000 were put down.
# animal-welfare - Friday 15 June, 2018
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
The ISPCA said the property originally housed three cats but they were allowed to ‘breed uncontrollably’.
# animal-welfare - Sunday 10 June, 2018
# Clare Spca
# Clare Spca
The charity has ceased operations until a new committee is formed.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 5 June, 2018
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
The LSPCA said that a lot of the animals are showing signs of neurological conditions which will require extensive veterinarian care to treat.
# animal-welfare - Friday 4 May, 2018
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
The dogs and puppies are now in the care of the ISPCA.
# animal-welfare - Wednesday 7 March, 2018
# Taking The Lead
# Taking The Lead
There were 16,211 calls were made to the ISPCA’s helpline last year.
# animal-welfare - Saturday 30 December, 2017
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
A number of animals were also seized by authorities.
# animal-welfare - Thursday 21 December, 2017
# Starved
# Starved
The dog was found tied up at the back of the woman’s home next to a dilapidated dog kennel.
# animal-welfare - Monday 18 December, 2017
# Limerick
# Limerick
Meanwhile, Action For Animal Welfare Ireland has posted images of a severely neglected horse on its Facebook page.
# animal-welfare - Friday 10 November, 2017
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
Wild animals will be banned in circuses from 1 January 2018. Hare coursing remains legal.
# animal-welfare - Thursday 9 November, 2017
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
“The use of wild animals for entertainment purposes in circuses can no longer be permitted.”
# animal-welfare - Monday 21 August, 2017
# Animal Welfare
# Animal Welfare
A total of 3,000 rats and 21,000 mice were used in Trinity College Dublin in 2016 alone.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 23 May, 2017
# Animal Cruelty
# Animal Cruelty
The animals’ former owner was barred from owning any dogs.
# Big Stop
# Big Stop
The circus had stopped using elephants last year but continued to use other animals.
# animal-welfare - Friday 5 May, 2017
# Lunch Crunch
# Lunch Crunch
The ISPCA says it would help to reduce the number of animal welfare cases in the future.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 21 March, 2017
# Animals
# Animals
Tiger bones are commonly boiled down and mixed with rice wine in Vietnam, a mixture believed to treat arthritis and promote strength.
# animal-welfare - Tuesday 14 March, 2017
# Opinion
# Opinion
Even in the best circumstances, it’s impossible for zoos to meet all the unique needs of the various species they hold captive, writes Elisa Allen.
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