From whale-watching and open farms to zoos, Marjorie Brennan looks at some of the options for animal-centred days out.

Thieves who broke into a Fáilte Ireland-approved pet farm at the weekend — snatching family pets as well as prized fowl — may have accessed the property from the main Cork to Killarney road.

Gardaí in Killarney are investigating a robbery at a popular pet farm which saw the owner family’s pets, new-born puppies as well as showcase pheasants removed.