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# Animal Welfare

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'Sheer neglect': ISPCA investigating donkey found with 'horrific head injuries'
'Breathtaking hypocrisy': Calls to ban hare coursing in light of animal ban in circuses
The use of wild animals will be banned in Irish circuses from January 2018
'Why don't they volunteer themselves?': Trinity College criticised over animal testing
Seven dogs had to be put down after being found in 'deplorable' conditions
'The greatest show on earth' has ended after 146 years
Poll: Should children be taught how to care for animals in school?
Bodies of five tigers with missing organs found in Vietnamese man's freezer
Zoo deaths: 'In the wild, gorillas don't eat their own vomit and pull out their hair in frustration'
UK zoo to shut down after 500 animal deaths
Woman fined after dog found with its mouth taped shut
3,000 investigations into allegations of abuse of animals last year
Shopping mall home to 'world's saddest bear' refuses wildlife park offer
Over 120 Irish lambs have reportedly died of suffocation on a flight to Singapore
34 'gravely ill' cats discovered in Co Cork
Government says it has no plans to ban the use of animals in circuses
38 greyhounds are being put down a month in Ireland
FactCheck: Are restricted dog breeds inherently more dangerous than all the rest?
49 starving monkeys rescued from South African garden centre
SeaWorld sues California so it can keep breeding killer whales
WATCH: Dramatic rescue of flood-stricken horses from the River Shannon
Nine people arrested after gardaí bust illegal hare coursing
Youths in Ballymun attempt to set fire to four kittens
WATCH: Outrage after animal rights group steals puppy from homeless man
This dog watched over her friend for a week after she got trapped
'You'll be f***ing beaten out of town': Puck Fair protest cancelled after threatening calls
Animal rights campaigners want to "take the Puck out of the fair"
Road marking crew paint over dead cat rather than move it
'You're a fool. You're a gobsh**e. You're a pig yourself'
If you’re going on holiday and leaving a pet behind, read this
An animal rescue charity found a dead pygmy goat in a field in west Dublin
'Stolen pets' end up on the dinner table for China's dog meat festival
Own a dog? You have to microchip it very soon
Jockey cleared of punching his horse before start of race
Roscommon men fined for illegally docking puppies' tails
'Appalling and horrific' puppy farm with dead animals on site closed down
Online crackdown on 'rogue puppy-breeders'
The owner of the 'talking' dog on Britain's Got Talent is facing questions from animal charities
'We are in the midst of a crisis': Sanctuary for 170 horses facing closure
Phil Hogan got 500 texts in one day about animal cruelty