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Man 'punches' seagull in front of 'upset' kids for stealing his food
Animal abuse
Police are appealing for witnesses after the horrific attack in a seaside town
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Evil brown bear tore through funeral of its first victim and killed mourners
Bears
In a snowy, iced over landscape a struggling village was ripped apart by a starving bear which learned attacking humans had no consequences.
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Calls for zero-tolerance approach to animal cruelty after suspected severed horse leg found
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WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGE: The shocking discovery was reported by a concerned member of the public
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Stunned farmer 'discovers teen sexually assaulting her goats' after finding one restrained
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WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Cassandra Sortino first noticed something was wrong when one goat had rope around its leg and after weeks of surveillance police reportedly caught a man in the act
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Gardai raid suspected cockfighting site as steroids and cages seized in Tipperary
An Garda Siochana
No animals were recovered at the premises
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Agonising death of Rainbow the pony in horror accident on the set of The Hobbit
Animals
Up to 27 animals including miniature pony Rainbow died on a New Zealand farm where livestock were kept during the making of The Hobbit trilogy, wranglers alleged, with the production company acknowledging two horse deaths were avoidable
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Horror as dog burns to death after boys 'throw firework in cage'
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WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The dog was burned to death after two young boys hurled a lit firework into a dog cage - which caused a piece of cloth to catch fire
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Harrowing moment motorists rush to comfort horse abandoned on road after collapsing from exhaustion
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My Lovely Horse Rescue shared the moment they found the horse on the N4 in Ballyfermot on Monday
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Dog thrown over huge fence by masked thugs in gut-wrenching dognapping
Wicklow
The shocking incident took place on Tuesday night at the Wicklow NSPCA centre
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Iconic Co Dublin stag found beheaded as 'callous killing' is met with disgust
Animal abuse
'It’s truly shocking that someone would carry out this act'
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Dublin man handed lifetime ban after 'depraved' abuse of pet husky
DSPCA
Finalising the case at Dublin District Court, Judge Anthony Halpin described the treatment meted out to the animal as being "at the high end of brutality."
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Irish animal charity expresses outrage as kitten found suffocated in plastic bag
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The remains of the kitten were found in a bag, along with household rubbish
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Watch: Shocking moment horse slams into car in Limerick
Limerick
A charity is calling for the creation of a Garda animal crime unit in the wake of the latest shocking incident caught on camera
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Watch: Terrified horse crashes head first into car during chaotic Dublin funeral procession
Animal abuse
Exclusive: A leading animal charity is now calling for a dedicated Garda-led Animal Welfare Crime Unit empowered to investigate and act
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'Shocking site' as emaciated injured lurcher found wondering at side of road in Co. Kildare
Animal abuse
The dog, named 'Hope', has since made a full recovery
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“I couldn't breathe and it made my eyes burn." Dentist avoids jail over "appalling" case of animal cruelty
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The judge described the case as “one of the most appalling cases of animal neglect” he had ever come across
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Woman gets lifetime ban from owning dogs after 'shocking suffering' of starving terriers
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Judge Geraldine Carthy imposed the ban on Seeta O’Neill, of Maple Court, Phelimstown, Tullow, Co Carlow, at Carlow District Court
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Man sentenced to community service after his dog was 'emaciated with prominent ribs'
ISPCA
West Highland Terrier Delboy was found by a member of the public in extremely poor condition
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Animal rights group calls for pig-farming ban following undercover investigation
Animal abuse
The National Animal Rights Association (NARA) will publish shocking video footage captured at four Irish pig farms today following its undercover probe
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Minister questioned on 'shocking' horse slaughter stats following Irish Mirror report
Horse Racing
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy raised the figures contained in the exclusive report in the Dáil this afternoon
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538 Irish racehorses slaughtered for meat in English abattoirs last year
Horse Racing
Exclusive: Horses from Ireland accounted for 90 percent of the thoroughbreds killed in UK slaughterhouses during 2024 - nearly four times as many as the previous year
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Depraved couple pictured frolicking in hot tub had sex with pet pug
Animal abuse
Graham Marshall "coerced" Paige Reaney to engage in a range of sex acts with their pet pug Charlie
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Irish village shocked by spate of cat poisonings that left animals frothing at mouth with wobbly walk
Cats
The poisonings over Christmas has left at least one animal dead and shocked locals
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Joe Exotic makes plea to Donald Trump as he faces bleak Christmas in prison
Joe Exotic
The Tiger King star says he will spend the festive period 'watching grown-a** men sit around, looking like two year olds, drooling and puking on themselves'
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