Animal welfare officer loses claim for unfair dismissal

An animal welfare officer, who was one of the stars of an RTÉ TV series, has lost her case against the Galway SPCA, claiming unfair dismissal.

Janine Zanon, aged 56, claimed that she had to quit her job after receiving threats and verbal abuse from members of the Traveller community.

She told a hearing of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Galway last month her complaints were ignored, she had not been properly supported or listened to by her employers, and had in effect been constructively dismissed.