Autumn is expected to make a full recovery after being found by Poppy and her owner.

A new-born puppy left to die in a rubbish pile in a disused car park has been rescued by an older dog out on her daily walk.

A cross-border crackdown on illegal puppy trafficking from Ireland has resulted in around 60 puppies being seized in the last six weeks.

An animal charity has been inundated with puppies and is looking for good homes for 60 of them.

The numbers of injured and frightened animals being treated by an animal welfare group over the Halloween period has more than doubled.

CHILDREN in Dublin are to receive training against animal cruelty by a leading animal welfare group.

The DPP has dropped an animal cruelty case brought against two English brothers who had been charged over the discovery of 36 puppies in a van in Dublin.

Like some animals which previously graced its famed cobblestones, the first staging of the historic Smithfield Horse Fair under a new bylaw regime in Dublin yesterday was a bit lame.

Two English brothers are to face Circuit Court trial on animal cruelty charges connected to the discovery of dozens of puppies which were found lying in their own excrement in the back of a van in Dublin.

A judge will rule next month on the trial venue of two English brothers charged over the discovery of dozens of puppies found lying in their own excrement in two cars in Dublin.

Two English brothers have been charged with animal cruelty for keeping about 50 puppies lying in their own excrement without food, water or fresh air in the back of two cars.

Animal welfare groups have urged the Government to address a “trafficking” crisis in the sector, after 56 more pups set to be sold illegally were saved by gardaí.

A second attempt within a week to traffic a large number of puppies bred in illegal Irish puppy farms to the UK has been foiled.

A man was remanded in custody today after he was charged with possessing a revolver handgun in connection with a shooting during Dublin's Smithfield horse fair on Sunday last.

Gardaí investigating a shooting incident at the Smithfield horse fair in Dublin are continuing to question a man in his 40s.

THERE were chaotic scenes at the traditional Smithfield Horse Fair in Dublin yesterday after the sound of several gunshots triggered a stampede among horses and members of the public.

Abandoned horses have found themselves unlikely benefactors after a story in the New York Times.

ALLEGATIONS that a kangaroo or wallaby died after being given drink at a birthday disco are being investigated by gardaí.

Allegations that a kangaroo or wallaby died after being given drink at a birthday disco were being investigated by gardaí today.

The Government’s latest piece of animal welfare legislation was comfortably passed in the Dáil today after it was altered to secure the support of the Greyhound industry and pro-hunt lobby.

AGRICULTURE Minister Brendan Smith has shot down calls for a Government subsidised slaughter scheme for unwanted horses.

More than 1,000 horses will starve to death because of the extreme wintry weather conditions and a lack of food, it was warned today.

The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it is appalled by the discovery of four puppies which were left for dead in Dodder Park.

AN estimated 1,000 horses will starve to death in Ireland this winter due to the credit crunch, it was claimed yesterday.

A GANG of thugs set fire to an 11-week-old Yorkshire Terrier before hurling the petrified pup from a moving car, animal welfare workers said.

A gang of thugs set fire to an 11-week-old Yorkshire Terrier before hurling the petrified pup from a moving car, animal welfare workers said today.

YOUR feature article on animal abuse (June 16) makes for horrific reading for anyone who cares for animals.

The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it has seen an increase in the numbers of horses being abandoned by their owners.

DEPARTMENT of Agriculture officials are expected to visit an Offaly puppy farm today after it was reported it is experiencing an outbreak of canine brucellosis – a highly contagious disease that can be transmitted to humans.

Concern is being raised over the welfare of horses in urban areas of Dublin.

THIRTY-FIVE dogs were recovered from rat-infested buildings after a suspected drug dealing and dog-fighting ring was smashed, gardaí revealed.

Thirty-five dogs were recovered from rat infested buildings after a suspected drug dealing and dog-fighting ring was smashed, gardaí revealed today.

An animal protection group is describing the move by Dublin City Council to ban 11 breeds of dogs from its properties as "totally irresponsible".

A clampdown on dog control laws was urged tonight after a young girl was mauled by a pit bull terrier while playing with her friends.

The Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has rescued 10 escaped snakes in various parts of the capital in recent weeks.

THE Department of Agriculture hotline for reporting suspected cases of the deadly bird flu virus is not manned at weekends or after 9pm on weekdays, it emerged yesterday.

AN employee of Dunnes Stores, caught on a hidden camera drinking a bottle of Diet Coke in a stockroom, has been awarded €15,000 for unfair dismissal.

A pollution alert is under way in Dublin after hundreds of gallons of oil leaked into the River Liffey after an accident involving a tanker and a lorry.