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

A "gay" bull saved from slaughter after an international campaign aided by the late Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon may have an eye for the heifers after all, his new owner has revealed.

"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?

The animal rights' group famous for saving a gay bull have turned their attention to fur, and are planning a high-impact demonstration in Dublin today.

The Simpsons have always been animal lovers — from saving the greyhound Santa’s Little Helper to now helping to rescue Mayo’s gay bull, Benjy.

Sam Simon - who is suffering from terminal cancer - has donated the money needed to save Benjy.

Remember Benjy the gay bull from Mayo?

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.

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.

Sales of heart-shaped products for Valentine’s Day are but a drop in the ocean for Dublin’s Jelly Bean Factory, which produces 12 million beans a day and achieved turnover of €12m in 2013, writes Trish Dromey

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 offering a €5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for a horrific attack on a horse in Dublin.

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 been sentenced to four months’ detention for throwing a homeless man’s rabbit into a river.

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

The gruesome discovery of the bloodied heads of two young seals mounted on the entrance sign to a popular seal sanctuary is being investigated by gardaí.

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 campaigners are urging the public not to buy dogs for Christmas, but to adopt from animal shelters.

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 €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.

Two men have been treated for mild hypothermia after their speedboat capsized in Galway Bay.

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.

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

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.

ONE OF the country’s most exclusive department stores is shelving its tradition of selling animal fur products.

An animal rights group has today welcomed proposals before Fingal County Council to ban all wild animal circus performances on Council land.

NOEL MEADE is set to establish which race Aran Concerto will run in at the Cheltenham Festival after the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Animal rights activists are to stage a mass rally on Dublin’s O'Connell Street later today.

IRISH animal rights activists yesterday backed French actress Brigitte Bardot's call to ban Canada's annual seal hunt.

Irish animal rights activists will back French actress Brigitte Bardot’s call to ban Canada’s annual seal hunt today.

A new nightclub caused controversy tonight when it used an elephant and alligators as part of its opening night party.

BLINDFOLDED activists staged an eye-catching protest outside a Benetton clothes store yesterday to highlight what they claim is a ‘gruesome’ abuse of millions of lambs and sheep by the Australian wool industry.

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