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Irish Taxpayers €1.7m Animal Abuse Funding

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Irish taxpayers’ money is being used to fund hunting with hounds in Ireland.

Horse Racing Ireland, which is funded by the Government, has given out €1.7 million more in grants to hunts around Ireland – funding that is helping to sustain one of the country’s worst forms of cruelty to animals.

Paul Murphy TD recently obtained figures that revealed that in 2024 Irish hunts received €1,794,300 in point-to-point racing grants from Horse Racing Ireland.
Point-to-points are horse races organised by hunt clubs. They are a significant source of income for hunts and effectively prop up the bloodsport clubs.

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Cork Dog Owner Gets Five Year Dog Ownership Ban

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Pat Fouhy of Ballydaw, Castlelyons, Co. Cork was convicted of animal cruelty and of obstructing authorised officers under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 at a recent sitting of Fermoy District Court, Co. Cork.

Judge Colm Roberts fined Mr Fouhy a total of €3,000 and disqualified him from keeping dogs for five years.

At a previous contested hearing on 20th September 2024, during which the defendant represented himself, the court heard evidence from ISPCA Inspector Caroline Faherty as well as a private veterinary practitioner.

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ISPCA Inspectors Remove More than 200 Animals from Kildare Property

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ISPCA inspectors recently removed a total of 207 animals from a property in Co. Kildare.

25 dogs, 95 rabbits, 58 guinea pigs, 22 hamsters, 4 mice, 1 terrapin, 1 turtle and 1 corn snake were rescued.

SPCA Inspector Jimmy McCormack responded to a call made to the charity’s National Animal Cruelty Helpline on 0818 515 515 regarding animal welfare concerns about several animals being kept at the property.

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Hare Coursing – 81% of journal.ie Readers Want a Ban

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Nearly 82% of journnal.ie readers want a ban on hare coursing.

In a recent online poll hosted by the journal.ie which asked the question, Should Hare Coursing Be Banned? viewers voted in support of banning this barbaric activity.

The poll findings (as of the 20th April) showed that 81. 5% agreed that hare coursing should be banned, 15.3% said no while 3.2% were unsure.

This rejection of using the Irish Hare as a live lure will add to calls for this activity to be banned.

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National Cattle Herd Reports a Decline

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The National Herd statistics report from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has revealed that the total number of cattle in the Republic of Ireland has fallen by over 400,000 head in the past twenty-four months.

As of March 1, 2025, there were 3.84 million (3,835,568) beef-sired animals and 2.86 million (2,862,587) dairy-sired animals in the country, totalling just under 6.7 million (6,698,155) cattle.

For March 1, 2024, there were 3.9 million (3,905,240) beef-sired animals and three million (3,080,937) dairy-sired animals in the country, totalling just under 6.99 million (6,986,177) cattle.

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Waterford Woman Gets 10 Years Animal Ownership Ban

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A Waterford woman, Aileen Ryan, 10 Patrick Square Apartments, Wellington Square, Barker Street, Waterford city, received a ten year animal ownership ban at Waterford District Court on Monday, 11the April last.

Ms. Ryan who was facing charges under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in relation to a female Collie dog named Shadow, failed to attend court.

Judge Kevin Staunton elected to hear the evidence in absentia.

ISPCA Senior Inspector Alice Lacey told the court how she initially responded to a report of concern about the dog on 5th September 2023, at which time Shadow had a mild skin condition.

She said that, on her instruction, veterinary care was sought by the owner that evening.

But subsequent enquiries suggested that the defendant had failed to return to the vet for follow-up treatment.

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Dogs Neglect Case – Carlow Owner Receives Lifetime Ban

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A dogs’ neglect case heard at Carlow District Court on the 3rd April has resulted in a Carlow woman receiving a lifetime ban from owning dogs.

Judge Geraldine Carthy imposed the ban on Seeta O’Neill, of Maple Court, Phelimstown, Tullow, Co Carlow,

The court heard evidence from ISPCA Senior Inspector Fiona Conlon, who described how she visited the defendant’s property on 29th February 2024, following a report made by a concerned member of the public.

She discovered three dogs in total.

Two of the dogs, a Jack Russell called Jack, and a Yorkshire Terrier dog called Sasha, were in extremely bad condition.

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3 Dogs Found Shot and Dumped in Co. Westmeath

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Three dogs were found dumped in a ditch by a local man in Coole, Co. Westmeath.

Philip Dempsey made the gruesome discovery of the bodies of three dogs discarded in a ditch on private land belonging to Bord na Móna, an Irish semi state renewable energy company.

According to Mr Dempsey, the animals appeared to have been fatally shot in the head.

Dempsey described the deceased animals as “well-fed, young and healthy,”.

No attempt was made to hide the dogs’ bodies which were visible to passing traffic.

It is believed that the dogs were lurcher and terrier types.

Westmeath County Council have removed and disposed of the three dogs.

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Horror at Cork Puppy Farm: Man Jailed for “Excessive Cruelty”

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A shocking case of animal cruelty has resulted in a man being jailed and ordered to pay nearly €20,000 after the discovery of horrifying conditions at a puppy farm in Charleville, Co. Cork.

Vasyl Fedoryn, 41, Ballypierce, Charleville, Co. Cork. pleaded guilty to multiple animal welfare offenses after authorities found 13 dogs living in “putrid” conditions, some so emaciated they could only walk on their knees.

At an earlier sitting of Mallow District Court, Co. Cork, the scene at the property was described by an ISPCA inspector was one of unimaginable neglect: dark, filthy, rodent-infested pens, dogs matted with faeces, and a severe lack of water.

The ISPCA inspector had to wear protective gear due to the overwhelming stench and filth on the property.

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Carlow Man Loses Animal Cruelty Conviction Appeal

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At a March sitting of Carlow Court of Appeals, Judge Cormac Quinn, affirmed the sentence imposed on Nigel O’ Hara of Fourteen Acres, Kilcarrig, Bagnalstown, Co. Carlow who was convicted of animal cruelty in February 2024.

O’Hara had appealed the severity of the sentence imposed by Judge Geraldine Carthy at that time which included a four-month custodial sentence, a lifetime disqualification from keeping dogs, and a €2,000 fine.

In addition, it was ordered that O’Hara pay €3,791.78 in costs for the Irish Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) costs and €3,690 in ministerial prosecutions costs.

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Cork Woman Convicted of Norwegian Elkhound Neglect

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At a recent sitting of Cork City District Court, Sheila Casey, (68), Rathcormac, Co Cork, pleaded guilty to five counts related to the neglect of the dog which caused unnecessary suffering to the animal at Ryefield East, Carrignavar, Co Cork, in September 2023.

The charges related to Norwegian Elkhound that was seized by the ISPCA in September 2023.

The dog was given the name of Dusty by its rescuers.

In her evidence to the court, ISPCA Inspector Caroline Faherty described viewing the dog at a derelict property in Ryefield East, Co. Cork on 29th September 2023.

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Dog Neglect Case Leads to Community Service Order

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At a recent sitting of Navan District Court, Co. Meath, Andrew Byrne, Woodview Heights, Dunboyne, Co. Meath was prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The case arose after Mr Byrne Highland terrier was found straying, emaciated and in critical condition.

A concerned member of the public brought the dog to a local veterinary practice.

The dog was described by a vet as being “starved” and “in a very poor physical condition.”

Its ribs and bones were visible, its eyes sunken, and it suffered from a severe skin condition and chronic ear infections.

The vet stated that the dog would likely have died without immediate medical intervention.

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