A ccording to the country’s Cat Protection & Welfare Society (Catpaws), there are 1.5m domestic cats in Cyprus, an island with only 1.2m human residents. During a visit last month, 14 pussies converged on us at a cat feeding station near the ancient ruins of Amathus; they thought my wife was one of the dedicated cat ladies who feed them.

A deer cull is underway in Killarney National Park and at least 15 animals have been removed over recent days.

Groups of large red stags, up to a dozen in one instance, have been spotted on main roads in Killarney town amid a controversial culling programme in the Killarney National Park being conducted at the end of the deer hunting season.

A total of 180 animals died at the National Aquarium of Ireland in Galway during a period of less than 10 months in 2018, including a number of species considered to be at risk of extinction.

The ISPCA has seized a young pony that was found tied to an electricity pole without food or water, in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

A large section of the Killarney National Park, as well as an area of the Killarney Golf Course, was closed to the public early today while a cull of some unique red deer was taking place.

A growing number of old dogs are being surrendered to a Meath rescue centre who say they are now tiring of hearing the 'same old excuses'

Five days after arriving in Colombia, Fiona Barry and Keith Ward met a rescue pup called Gracie, who gave them paws for thought, says Paula Burns.

The body of a horse has been found tied up with a rope to a gate at a beauty spot in Co. Clare this morning, in what was described as a “sickening” act of animal cruelty.

The saying ‘a dog’s for life, not just for Christmas’ may be well worn, but it is still failing to resonate with people, meaning there are hundreds of dogs and cats out there looking to be rehomed. Pet lover Susan O’Shea spoke to a number of rescue shelters to find out exactly what’s involved in rehoming and that would-be pet owners need to keep in mind

Police in England are investigating after footage emerged appearing to show a dead fox being hit against a van window.

The professional body which regulates veterinary surgeons in Ireland is no longer fit for purpose with several “unwieldy” structures, a review has found.

Rescuing animals on the brink of death, rehabilitating them after they've been neglected, abused, betrayed by their owners... it's a tough job.

The DSPCA have launched their Christmas Foster Programme.

The DSPCA has called on the government to withdraw all funding to the greyhound industry following the discovery of 12 dogs in cramped conditions at Dublin Port at the weekend.

The idea of trophy hunting, once almost a rite of passage for young men of a certain ilk, is at best anachronistic.

A wildlife conservationist was attacked by several of her own tigers at an animal sanctuary in the US.

Hares and birds have been hit by planes at Dublin Airport 54 times this year.

The survival of more than 100 animal species is under threat because of noise pollution which can mask the acoustic signals they rely on to hunt, mate, and warn of predators.

The World Health Organisation today publishes a report warning that noise is one of the most hazardous forms of pollution.

A pair of yellow-spotted river turtles, which are on the red list of threatened species, died within a day of being introduced to a crocodilian enclosure at the zoo towards the end of 2017.

It is unclear how long they had been left in the field.