#animal-welfare
- 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
# animal-welfare - This year 2025
Animal welfare charity 'massively concerned' as 16 cats mysteriously vanish from one estate
Dog owners urged to be aware of 'highly toxic' spring plants and bulbs

Charities seek High Court injunction over impending XL Bully ban
The charities say the Minister failed to publish the reasons why the dogs are a danger to the public.
# animal-welfare - Last year 2024
Ex-racehorse that won over €20,000 found emaciated and tied to a fence
Dáil told greyhound racing is 'integral to our social fabric' as it debates additional funding
Dublin councillors agree on motion to deal with legal gaps around horse drawn carriages
Investigation after 15 dead roosters found at house following suspected cockfighting event

Dogs used in illegal hunting pose danger to the public, expert warns
Calls for Seanad debate following Noteworthy cockfighting revelations
Appeal for information after injured dog found abandoned and tied up near ISPCA office
Two puppies rescued from bog as Dogs Trust receives over 400 post-Christmas surrender requests
More than 16,500 sheep and cows stuck on board ship off Australia after Red Sea sailing cancelled
Wicklow couple fined €3,000 after admitting role in having American Bully dogs' ears cropped
# animal-welfare - All time
Lynn Boylan: Ireland needs to go from the 'puppy farm capital' of Europe to the gold standard
DSPCA urges people not to buy a pet instead of an engagement ring this Christmas
Dr Catherine Conlon: Where does BSE come from and what are the risks?
Dog Behaviourist: We have a dog welfare crisis in Ireland that we can no longer ignore
Minister calls on advertisers and media to stop using unnecessary images of flat-faced dogs
Whaling to resume in Iceland tomorrow after two-month hiatus
Stricter laws on ownership of dogs with cropped ears to kick in on 1 September
Dublin Zoo to add shelters to African animals' enclosure following inspection
Number of dogs being put down in pounds doubled in a year
Analysis: The sight of a tiny calf crammed into a trailer on top of a pile of others is sickening
'National crisis in animal welfare': post-pandemic surge in cruelty cases says ISPCA
20 donkeys found abandoned in Galway field in 'shocking case of neglect'
Dogs seized as greyhound allegedly 'found being eaten by wildlife' near trainer's yard
Dogs Trust highlights 'huge rise' in unwanted dogs in Ireland as they save emaciated lurcher
Gardaí seize six dogs in Sligo in joint operation with ISPCA
Over 100 dogs currently on waiting list to be surrendered to DSPCA
Donkey from animal cruelty video has been rescued by charity as Gardaí investigate
McConalogue writes to Cabinet in effort to tighten laws around control of dogs
Lifetime pet ownership ban placed on woman who starved 18-month-old cat to death
Oireachtas Committee recommends ban on owning dogs with cropped ears
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Why are Irish unweaned calves being exported?
Gardaí and Department of Agriculture probing deaths of 400 bull calves on Co Limerick farm
Midwife pays up to avoid conviction over dog ‘eaten alive' by maggots
‘Empty bellies’: Unweaned calves left without milk for long periods on journey to Europe
Department of Agriculture looking into 'horrific' discovery of greyhound remains in Kildare bog
‘A slow, terrible death’: The fate of Irish cattle exported outside of the EU