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.

Animal rights activists are urging organisers of the Puck Fair in Killorglin, Co Kerry “to take the live goat out of the festival”, saying tradition can never be used to expose animals to physical and psychological damage.

Birds do it. Bees do it. Even educated fleas do it.

"We share this world with animals so it's all in a days work."

Remember the heroic firefighters who last week rescued a horse stuck in a gully for two days in Cork?

Investigations have been launched after a dog is believed to have been cooked alive over a fire at the Curragh in County Kildare.

This is not a cock-and-bull story…..

A campaign has been launched to save a gay bull in Co Mayo.

A huge drop in the number of animals for sale and in prices being fetched was reported at one of the country’s oldest horse fairs.

Hoisting a wild puck goat in the air in a small cage for three days above noisy crowds and loud music terrifies the animal and is in breach of new animal welfare legislation say anti-cruelty organisations.

Ireland’s national circus has threatened legal action against a rival group after gardaí were called to a tents standoff in Cork.

A motion introduced to South Dublin Council to prohibit animal-act circuses using public land was passed last night.

Concern has been raised about Riverdance millionaire Michael Flatley’s security after a gang were able to break into his mansion with apparent ease and steal a rhino horn which could be worth anything between €200,000 and €400,000 on the black market.

"Never work with small children or animals," repeated Ryan to himself, ad infinitum.

The Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) is offering a reward of €1,500 for information that may help find and convict whoever was responsible for killing up to 20 ducks in Edenderry, Co Offaly.

RTÉ’s hit drama Love/Hate lived up to its name as it began its latest series by attracting praise for its portrayal of the gardaí, but sparking anger over the killing of a cat.

An animal rights charity is urging the public to boycott Love/Hate, after the opening scene saw a cat being shot to death.

Up to 70 protesters attended a picket of the National Coursing meeting in Co Tipperary yesterday to voice their opposition to the sport at its biggest day of the year.

Pressure group Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) are to protest at Dunnes Stores' head office at 12 noon today.

A youth has pleaded guilty to an animal cruelty and torture charge after a homeless man’s pet rabbit was thrown into Dublin’s River Liffey last year.

A Dublin man accused of throwing a homeless man’s pet rabbit into the River Liffey has pleaded not guilty to an animal cruelty and torture charge.

I read with interest your report “Tougher Laws Urged on Blood Sports” (Aug 26), quoting remarks made by John Carmody, director of the Animal Rights Action Network, ahead of a planned rally in Dublin last Sunday.

Animal rights activists have called for tougher laws as they step up the campaign against blood sports, fur farming, and abuse.

Animal rights activists have called for tougher laws as it steps up its campaign against blood sports, fur farming and abuse.

A dog at the centre of an international campaign to save it has been put down, Belfast City Council said.

RECENT events in Cork have put the spotlight on elephants.

A circus worker is fighting for his life in a Cork hospital after being crushed by Baby, the runaway elephant.

A video of an elephant escaping from a Cork circus during the week has become a global sensation.

Animal rights groups plan to picket the circus from which an elephant escaped before going walkabout in a Cork City car park.

Celebrity chef Rachel Allen has defended herself after coming under fire from animal rights

A WOMAN was beaten to death in broad daylight for her fur coat in a major city centre yesterday as helpless passersby looked on.

A HOMELESS man who risked his life to save his pet rabbit from drowning was presented with a “compassionate citizen award” by an animal rights group yesterday.

UP to 25,000 visitors are expected to pour into Clonmel, Co Tipperary, this week for the biggest coursing event of the year but tomorrow they will be met by anti-blood sports protesters.

A €10,000 reward is today being offered for information surrounding the reported death of a wallaby or small kangaroo after it was unleashed at a 30th birthday party recently.

IKEA has come under fire for selling reindeer meat at its Dublin store.

An army of animal lovers took to the capital’s streets today to call for tougher laws to protect their four-legged friends.

Animal rights activists are to take their latest campaign against live exports to the steps of the Australian Embassy today.

Cork city council has passed a resolution banning circuses that feature animals from using council land.

REPRESENTATIVES of animal protection groups will today protest at the finals of the national coursing meeting in Clonmel.

THOUSANDS of hare coursing fans are due to descend on Tipperary for the annual three-day national championships.

Thousands of hare coursing fans are due to descend on Ireland for the annual three-day national championships.

Animal rights activists upped their campaign against fur farming today, demanding Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan introduce a ban.

THE Department of Health has ruled out an official ban on drug trials and other experiments involving monkeys and apes — despite not issuing any licences to allow such tests to take place.

WE SEEM to spend an inordinate amount of time and energy trying to get others to behave like ourselves or to share our beliefs in the things and ideas we hold dear.