At least four stray or unwanted dogs were put down every day last year, official figures have revealed.

LATELY I’ve been thinking a lot about stories of cruelty to animals.

GARDAÍ have identified the two gunmen who opened fire at a packed horse fair on Sunday, which left two people injured.

The Dublin Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals has expressed concern about the sale of an injured horse for €8 at a market in the capital.

DUCKS on an artificial pond in Leinster House had to be rescued because they were dying off, it emerged yesterday.