Pet owners must be vigilant after ‘barbaric’ attacks in Cork

Pet owners have been urged to be vigilant in the wake of a number of chemical attacks on dogs in Cork, described by an animal cruelty worker as “barbaric” behaviour.

Cobh Animal Rescue posted photographs to its Facebook page over the weekend showing how a dog in the area had suffered severe chemical burns.

It said the pet had a substance poured over it in the owner’s back garden.