It is unclear how long they had been left in the field.

Abandoned puppies, a goose entangled on discarded fishing line, runaway rabbits, dozens of homeless kittens and a lurcher dog in a shocking condition were among the rescue missions conducted by the ISPCA over the past month.

Four puppies were seized at Dublin Port this afternoon.

More than 100 dogs and puppies — some of them in very poor condition — have been rescued from an illegal dog-breeder and from a private home.

Five puppies and more than €50,000 worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco have been seized by Revenue Officers in two separate searches.

Pounds around Ireland are filling up with dogs as people make way for a Christmas puppy.

Five puppies and five dogs have been seized today at Dublin Port.

This video from Dogs Trust has to be one of the cutest things we've seen today.

Almost one hundred puppies have been seized in the UK - after being illegally shipped from Ireland.

A van containing around 54 puppies that was about to depart for England was intercepted at Dublin Port recently, it has emerged.

Fourteen puppies were seized this morning by gardaí at Dublin Port.

The ISPCA is calling for a crackdown on illegal dog breeding after twenty puppies were seized at Cairnryan Ferry Port.

Five puppies have been handed into the ISPCA in Mallow, after being discovered dumped in a box in a ditch.

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

Buying puppies online could result in hefty vet bills for owners with dogs born at unscrupulous puppy farms, it has been warned.

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is appealing for information after a pair of puppies was left to die at the side of a road.