Animal-lovers in Limerick have raised more than €3,000 to fund life-saving surgery for a puppy subjected to ‘horrific’ torture by former owners.

Limerick students will feast on nine free-range Christmas turkeys next week thanks to the hard work of their classmates who reared the birds in their schoolyard coop.

A cat in Limerick was reunited with its delighted owners TWO WEEKS after going missing - but how it turned up 20km away is a mystery.

An eight-year-old Springer Spaniel missing for two weeks after the Limerick floods, and then hit by a car on the Ennis Road, has been re-united with his delighted owners.

ANIMAL welfare groups across Ireland have called for micro-chipping, neutering and vaccinating of pets to become mandatory.

The wedding day of Kathy and Glen O’Brien was one of the happiest days of their lives.

A little dog who suffered horrific injuries, including a broken pelvis and broken back legs, has got back on her feet thanks to the aid of a toy cart.

Two Limerick charities yesterday hailed a Dublin woman whose will means they will share €500,000 for their work in animal welfare.

A “royal” mix-up has led to a €500,000 windfall for two Limerick animal welfare organisations.

Thousands of dog owners are breaking the law by refusing to pay for licences after charges were increased.

Animal welfare groups have urged compulsory microchipping to protect dogs, writes Georgina O’Halloran

PARTY animals of a different kind are causing a stink among welfare workers.

LIMERICK gardaí are investigating a smuggling ring trading in pedigree dogs.

AS endings go, it was purr-fect.

A convicted sex offender and international conman donated a bogus cheque to a Limerick charity for stg£100,000 (€147,000) because he wanted people to think "well of him", a court has heard.

AN international conman and sex attacker was feted by dignitaries in Limerick, including the mayor of the city, after he donated a dud £100,000 cheque to a local charity group.

AFTER undergoing major life-saving surgery, a young Limerick orphan has been sent to New York for further treatment.

CHILDREN as young as 10 are believed to be responsible for one of the worst cases of animal abuse discovered in Limerick.

APPALLING acts of cruelty against animals are escalating in Limerick and are often perpetrated by children crazed by drugs, Limerick Animal Welfare’s chairperson warned yesterday.

CRUEL-HEARTED dog owners are kicking out their old pets and replacing them with new Christmas puppies, animal welfare workers revealed yesterday.