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Animal Cruelty

This year
2025
Clonkeen
Gardaí investigating the killing of a sheep on a Kerry farm as an animal cruelty incident
8 Jan
17.5k
Last year
2024
Animal Cruelty
Couple who operated Cork puppy farm facing fines and costs of more than €20,000
7 Nov 2024
14.3k
dspca
Appeal for information after horse found dismembered in skip bags in South County Dublin
18 Oct 2024
10.2k
cruelty to horses
Opinion: Is it time to put an end to carriage horses in Dublin?
Claire Owens
29 Sep 2024
17.1k
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NEW MEP
Carberry wants to 'clean up' horse passport rules across EU after abuses exposed in Kildare abattoir
The newly elected MEP says she wants to prioritise reforms in horse traceability as work gets underway in the EU Parliament.
Christina Finn
7 Sep 2024
9.6k
Animal Cruelty
Dogs used in illegal hunting pose danger to the public, expert warns
A Noteworthy investigation exposes the underground world of dog-on-wildlife fighting and the dangers posed by the pets conditioned to attack.
Dogs bred to fight and kill protected wildlife in Ireland
Badgers, foxes and minks regularly targeted
Pets suffering serious injuries traded for cash on ability to kill
Patricia Devlin
21 Jun 2024
18.1k
investigation impact
Calls for Seanad debate following Noteworthy cockfighting revelations
23 May 2024
4.3k
Investigatesbloodsport
Investigation: Cruel cockfighting sees an underground resurgence in Ireland
Illegal matches and the breeding of birds solely for the banned bloodsport is happening up and down the country, an investigation by Noteworthy has found.
Disturbing footage shows organised chicken fights
Brutal bouts being organised in private social media groups
Irish Defence Forces member and foreign government worker linked
Patricia Devlin
22 May 2024
29.2k
Dublin
Man before the courts charged with allegedly endangering the life of a 'small black kitten'
29 Mar 2024
29.7k
Animal Cruelty
Appeal for information after injured dog found abandoned and tied up near ISPCA office
9 Mar 2024
14.4k
4
All time
no regulation
Lynn Boylan: Ireland needs to go from the 'puppy farm capital' of Europe to the gold standard
Lynn Boylan
Updated 21 Dec 2023
17.2k
21
rté investigates
Analysis: The sight of a tiny calf crammed into a trailer on top of a pile of others is sickening
Caroline Rowley
12 Jul 2023
18.6k
29
Animals
20 donkeys found abandoned in Galway field in 'shocking case of neglect'
24 May 2023
27.7k
17
Animal Welfare
Over 100 dogs currently on waiting list to be surrendered to DSPCA
30 Jan 2023
24.7k
12
ISPCA
Tipperary woman convicted of animal cruelty after dog found neglected in back garden
20 Dec 2021
35.1k
Citywest
Dozens of animals - including dogs, cats, parrots and a snake - seized by gardaí in Dublin
2 Dec 2021
26.3k
on trial
Six sent for trial over Ashton Dog Pound investigation
26 Nov 2021
31.7k
Animal Welfare
Animal cruelty law needs to deal with puppy smuggling, committee told
10 Nov 2021
8.9k
1
Animal Cruelty
Woman whose dog could barely 'see, move or breathe' due to its matted coat avoids jail
2 Nov 2021
22.3k
Animal Cruelty
Appeal for information after dead dog found wrapped in shower curtain and dumped in drain
20 Jan 2021
31.2k
27
Animal Cruelty
Abandoned dog 'in safe hands' after being rescued from locked crate by ISPCA
12 Oct 2020
27.3k
22
Animal Cruelty
Boy (13) showed 'zero remorse' after torturing hedgehog to death and 'ran off laughing', court hears
16 Jul 2020
72.8k
tiger king
'If Tiger King did one thing, it turned the spotlight on the exotic pet industry'
Elisa Allen
19 May 2020
21.0k
18
Dublin
Investigation after animal carcass left to rot on popular canal walkway in Dublin
8 May 2020
31.3k
21
Jolyon Maugham
RSPCA looks into British barrister’s claim that he killed a fox with a baseball bat
27 Dec 2019
22.8k
29
Dublin Port
DSPCA investigating after 12 greyhounds found in back of van going to Spain
17 Dec 2019
11.9k
23
Animal Cruelty
Appeal to fund treatment of cats 'scalded with boiling water' in Limerick
30 Aug 2019
24.9k
38
Animal Cruelty
Dog dies after being 'eaten alive' by maggots in case of severe neglect in Dublin
16 Jul 2019
76.7k
96
west clare
Horses left to die by farmer in 'unprecedented' animal cruelty case
18 Jun 2019
43.7k
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should fur farming be banned in Ireland?
8 Jun 2019
39.8k
88
Animal Cruelty
Body of young horse that was used for sulky racing dumped on Dublin road
20 Mar 2019
45.3k
62
Animal Cruelty
Man jailed for animal cruelty days before his son died moves to appeal his three-year sentence
19 Mar 2019
44.1k
Animal Cruelty
'Harrowing conditions': Man jailed for three years and banned from owning dogs or horses for life
22 Feb 2019
38.3k
80
Cruel
Outrage in New Zealand as six baby seals found decapitated
19 Dec 2018
13.1k
12
Courts
Woman banned for life from owning pets after keeping starved husky in emaciated state in her flat
26 Nov 2018
20.8k
Wanted
Australian police hunt for men accused of torturing and killing kangaroos
26 Sep 2018
26.4k
34
Courts
Farmer found guilty after almost 40 dogs chained and neglected on property
21 Sep 2018
31.0k
64
Clare
Kitten that was kicked and put in frying pan is being rehomed
14 Aug 2018
60.8k
58
Animal Cruelty
Gardaí investigating video showing man putting kitten in frying pan before kicking and throwing it
13 Aug 2018
61.8k
cooley mountains
Appeal after two adult falcons killed while trying to incubate eggs
8 Aug 2018
20.1k
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