Gardaí seize animals and cash after tip-off on dog fight

SEVEN dogs were found and a sum of cash was seized when gardaí and animal cruelty inspectors raided an illegal dog fight in Co Kildare yesterday morning.

A number of men were found at the premises in Robertstown near Newbridge where the fight was disturbed just before midday.

Gardaí along with members of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) carried out the raid after a tip-off about the event.