Decomposing cats and dogs found dumped near scenic spots

UP to 100 badly decomposed cat and dog carcasses have been found in bags dumped in a ditch in Co Kilkenny.

The local county council has drafted in a JCB to remove the gruesome find and the council’s vet has examined the remains in an effort to discover how the animals died. A spokesperson for the local authority said it is investigating the illegal dumping of the carcasses. The find was made by local people, he added.

The dead animals were stuffed into 12 fertiliser bags which were thrown over a wall and into a field.