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Animal Cruelty
Animal Cruelty
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Animal Cruelty
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Clonkeen
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Couple who operated Cork puppy farm facing fines and costs of more than €20,000
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NEW MEP
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Animal Cruelty
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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
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investigation impact
Calls for Seanad debate following Noteworthy cockfighting revelations
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Investigatesbloodsport
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Disturbing footage shows organised chicken fights
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Irish Defence Forces member and foreign government worker linked
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22 May 2024
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29 Mar 2024
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no regulation
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Lynn Boylan
Updated
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rté investigates
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Animals
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24 May 2023
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Animal Welfare
Over 100 dogs currently on waiting list to be surrendered to DSPCA
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ISPCA
Tipperary woman convicted of animal cruelty after dog found neglected in back garden
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Animal Cruelty
Woman whose dog could barely 'see, move or breathe' due to its matted coat avoids jail
2 Nov 2021
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Animal Cruelty
Appeal for information after dead dog found wrapped in shower curtain and dumped in drain
20 Jan 2021
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Animal Cruelty
Abandoned dog 'in safe hands' after being rescued from locked crate by ISPCA
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Animal Cruelty
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Dublin
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Jolyon Maugham
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Dublin Port
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Animal Cruelty
Appeal to fund treatment of cats 'scalded with boiling water' in Limerick
30 Aug 2019
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38
Animal Cruelty
Dog dies after being 'eaten alive' by maggots in case of severe neglect in Dublin
16 Jul 2019
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west clare
Horses left to die by farmer in 'unprecedented' animal cruelty case
18 Jun 2019
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The Daily Poll
Poll: Should fur farming be banned in Ireland?
8 Jun 2019
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Animal Cruelty
Body of young horse that was used for sulky racing dumped on Dublin road
20 Mar 2019
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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
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Cruel
Outrage in New Zealand as six baby seals found decapitated
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Courts
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26 Nov 2018
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Wanted
Australian police hunt for men accused of torturing and killing kangaroos
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Courts
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