The ISPCA has removed eight dogs from a hoarding situation in Mallow, Co Cork.

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

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

Maggie, a golden Labrador rescued from a puppy farm stole the limelight from model and dog lover Rosanna Davidson, as she leant a helping hand to an animal charity.

Abandoned puppies, a goose entangled on discarded fishing line, runaway rabbits, dozens of homeless kittens and a lurcher dog in a shocking condition were among the rescue missions conducted by the ISPCA over the past month.

Eight fire salamanders and a natterjack toad were intercepted by Customs officers in Dublin in recent months.

The ISPCA has been forced to set up temporary dog kennels at its Co Cork equine centre due to an increase in dog cruelty cases and a crackdown on rogue puppy farmers.

The ISPCA handled a record 17,338 calls about animal cruelty last year with its staff carrying out 3,494 inspections and taking 1,102 animals into care.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has criticised French handlers who were filmed allegedly abusing Irish cattle in Cherbourg.

The ISPCA has issued a warning to dog owners to keep their pets under control around sheep and livestock.

The Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a dog that was set on fire.

A mother-of-two has been spared jail but was given a lifetime pet ban after her two dogs were found in emaciated and starving conditions.

Two puppies have been rescued after being found under a pile of rubbish in Longford when their cries were heard by a passer-by.

The ISPCA are looking for help in finding a special home for a one metre long Royal Python.

The ISPCA is urging people to think about who will mind their pets when they no longer can.

More than 100 dogs and puppies — some of them in very poor condition — have been rescued from an illegal dog-breeder and from a private home.

Latest: The ISPCA has today called for an animal welfare to be taught to primary school children to prevent cruelty and neglect.

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and banned from keeping animals for life after he kicked his dog and squeezed its neck.

Building work at a site in Dublin was temporarily brought to halt today following the discovery of a scorpion.

A Tipperary man has been convicted of cruelty for keeping dogs in appalling living conditions.

The ISPCA seized 995 animals and carried out 3,200 investigations and initiated 32 prosecutions last year, according to the charity’s 2016 Inspectorate Report.

The ISPCA seized 995 animals and carried out 3,200 investigations and initiated 32 prosecutions last year, according to the charity’s 2016 Inspectorate Report.

This is the emotional reunion of Joey the Cavachon dog with his owner and his brother Toby.

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) seized 1,100 animals following calls to its cruelty helpline last year, according to its annual report.

More than 15,000 calls were made last year to the National Animal Cruelty Helpline run by the ISPCA.

A dog missing for six months has been returned to his owner by the ISPCA after being found, living in squalor on a premises in West Cork.

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to work together on issues where wildlife offences and animal welfare offences overlap.

Increased animal suffering means the ISPCA received more than 21,000 calls in a year, writes Rita de Brún

The ISPCA is calling for a crackdown on illegal dog breeding after twenty puppies were seized at Cairnryan Ferry Port.

A mare suffering from severe photosensitivity, with horrific lesions on her body and face has been taken into care by the ISPCA.

“Sometimes I wonder if I’ve become tougher having seen cruelty regularly in this job for the past nine years — but what I saw in this case absolutely broke my heart.”

The ISPCA is today calling for an immediate ban on the use of wild animals in circuses on welfare and ethical grounds.

Two ponies were spotted stuck on a grassy area along a cliff face above Benvoy beach in Co Waterford.

The ISPCA made a horrific discovery in North-West Cork recently where 13 dogs were living in terrible squalor.

The ISPCA are appealing for information after a dog was found shot dead and dumped in a ditch.

An animal charity has released a shocking video and photographs of a woman, violently kicking a dog to highlight the aftermath of cruelty they deal with, all too frequently.

Five puppies have been handed into the ISPCA in Mallow, after being discovered dumped in a box in a ditch.

Seven puppies are among 11 dogs which were rescued by the ISPCA in Tipperary, after they were found to be living without access to food, shelter and water.

The ISPCA has rescued nine dogs who were being kept in extremely cramped conditions in a house in Limerick.

Gardaí in Letterkenny, Co Donegal have been praised by the ISPCA for caring for a 10-day-old male puppy after rescuing him from a hedge.

The ISPCA is appealing for information after six dead animals were found dumped in a stream in Co Meath.

An investigation is ongoing after the ISPCA rescued two ponies, in extreme discomfort, yesterday in the Dunmanway region of Co Cork.

Pet owners have warned today that human medications and home remedies are not a substitute for professional vet treatments.