Unwanted horses regularly end up being put down

It a dog’s life for strays in Co Cork, but far worse for unwanted horses.

County council figures show new owners are usually found for homeless or stray canines. But, for unwanted horses regularly ends up doing a short stint on death row before summary execution by lethal injection.

County councillors have expressed “shock” at the disparity between the number of stray dogs and horses being put down.