Pet ban for woman charged with cruelty to animals

A mother of two must contact the ISPCA if she ever plans again to get a pet dog after being found guilty of cruelty to animals.

Louise Gallagher, aged 40, appeared at Letterkenny District Court, Co Donegal, yesterday charged with two cases of cruelty. She was banned from keeping pets for two years.

Boxers Mitch and Samson were found in their own excrement, covered in sores, and drastically underweight at Gallagher’s home in Raphoe on January 15 last year.