Cork man jailed for stealing animal home dogs

A young man from Mahon was jailed for four months yesterday for stealing five dogs from the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the course of two separate break-ins.

Martin McDonagh, of 1 Inchera Close, Mahon, was charged with stealing dogs from the premises on June 24 and again on July 2, 2014, and yesterday he pleaded guilty those crimes at Cork District Court.

Inspector John Deasy said that at 11.15pm on June 24, 2014, there was a break-in to the CSPCA premises at Mahon Link Road in Cork.