Call for wild animal act after killer spiders find

An animal refuge in Meath has called for the introduction of a dangerous wild animal act in Ireland after 100 killer spiders were found abandoned in a house.

The lethal black widow and funnel-web spiders, as well as scorpions and tarantulas, were discovered abandoned in a house in Co Carlow by the National Exotic Animal Sanctuary (NEAS) in recent weeks.

According to NEAS manager Kevin Cunningham: “We received a call from Carlow about a gentleman who had vacated a house and left over 100 spiders behind. The man had bought the spiders over the internet and had them delivered to him, and this is a growing problem that we are seeing here.”