Animal rights activists are in a flap after confirmation that a trapped pigeon was shot where Cork’s legal eagles dare, writes Eoin English.

Animal rights activists are in a flap after confirmation that a trapped pigeon was shot where Cork’s legal eagles dare.

An urban fox has been relocated to the countryside after getting stuck in a back garden in Cork city.

UPDATE: The Springer Spaniel found in Cork yesterday has been reunited with his owners today.

Some dogs get left out in the cold when they go missing but thankfully for this fella, he was found fast.

Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are looking for your help to find forever homes for a few of their furry friends.

More than 50 dead snakes, tarantulas, and venomous scorpions have been recovered from a house in a Cork suburb as part of the largest animal seizure of its kind in the city.

Gardaí have launched an investigation after several dogs were stolen during a break-in at an animal shelter in Cork.

Eleven ducklings born on a high floor of a Cork hotel needed a helping hand making it to the river.

An investigation has been launched after two tethered and neglected dogs were rescued from appalling conditions on the outskirts of Cork City yesterday.

A family whose pet was torn apart by a pair of roaming dogs have warned of the potential risk to children.

Several starving dogs who were only being fed animal entrails have been rescued from “appalling” conditions on a farm in West Cork.

It’s a case of “Maud gone” for this stowaway kitten whose remarkable survival story has come to a purrfect ending.

It could have been a cat-astrophe but luckily, it’s come to a purrfect end.

Local authorities are battling to deal with hundreds of stray and abandoned horses on their lands, with one council putting down 250 animals last year.

The Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) has warned against bogus inspectors who have snatched dogs from owners in north Cork.

The Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) has made good progress in implementing the recommendations of a review ordered after concerns about animal welfare were raised.

Two little piggies who were given up for adoption are set to live happily ever after.

Young McDonnell who has a “petting farm” has adopted two little piggies who needed a home.

It’s a dog’s life being a homeless pig.

The new manager of the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has vowed to rebuild confidence in the organisation and make it a national centre of excellence for animal welfare.

Animal rights activists have called for Cork City’s dog pound service to be removed from the under-fire Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) and put out to public tender.

An animal welfare charity, given three months to “clean up its act”, has said it complied with all proposals put forward in an independent probe.

A dog welfare charity has been given three months to clean up its act after an independent inquiry exposed serious deficiencies.

Dead dogs at a Cork shelter are not being stored properly, according to a leaked report into the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

The head of a leading dog welfare charity has urged the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to make a decision soon on a takeover proposal.

Dogs Trust, one of the largest dog welfare charities in Europe, has offered to take over the centre operated by the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

One of Cork’s leading animal welfare organisation has agreed to undergo an independent review in a bid to quash a damaging campaign about its activities.

A cherished mutt who was missing for 18 months is being kept on a tight leash from now on after being reunited with his family.

There have been calls for an independent investigation into Cork’s leading animal welfare organisation.

An embattled dogs’ home at the centre of serious animal welfare allegations has defended its operation and said it has nothing to hide.

HORSES have run amok causing extensive damage to one of the country’s top pitch and putt courses just days before a major national competition.

THERE have been calls for an emergency meeting of the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (CSPCA) amid concerns about financial difficulties.

THE age-old tradition of feeding bread to birds at a city’s famed wildfowl sanctuary should be banned after a devastating outbreak of suspected botulism.

CHILDREN looked on helplessly as swans and ducks they’d lovingly fed for years were taken away after being struck down by a mystery disease.

AN attempt to withhold public funding from Cork’s main animal welfare group failed last night.