An animal rights group has offered a further €5,000 reward for any information on the brutal stabbing and killing of a pet dog in Cork City.

The Animal Rights Action Network will offer a €5,000 reward for information on those who killed a small dog in Cork over the weekend.

The owner of a family dog who had its throat cut has today told of how she had to break the news to one of her daughters.

The owner of a dog who died an agonising death after its throat was slashed has vowed not to rest until her pet’s killers are brought to justice.