GARDAI in Killybegs have identified and questioned a man who dumped a box containing 17 tiny kittens outside a local butcher’s shop last month.
Donegal has one in three equine emergencies
DONEGAL has accounted for more than one third of calls to the Irish Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) this year to help 27 horse and 16 donkeys. Donegal County Council dealt with a further 13 equines found abandoned, straying or dumped bringing the total for the county to 56.
Duffy’s Circus keeping animals in ‘unsuitable environment’ – ISPCA
THE Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) this week claimed that one of Ireland leading circus companies kept animals in an “unsuitable environment.”
Woman charged with animal cruelty could barely afford to feed family – court told
A RAPHOE mother-of-two who neglected to take care of two boxer dogs left with her by her former partner has been disqualified from keeping animals for two years.
Public’s help sought in Falcarragh dog cruelty case
MEMBERS of the public in the Falcarragh area are being asked to help to identify a Collie dog found with bull wire embedded in its neck last week.
Abandoned horse levels at ‘crisis’ point – ISPCA
A SPOKESMAN for the ISPCA has described as a “crisis” the increasing number of horses and ponies being abandoned and neglected in Donegal.