ISPCA seized 1,100 animals in 2015

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) seized 1,100 animals following calls to its cruelty helpline last year, according to its annual report.

ISPCA seized 1,100 animals in 2015

The ISPCA 2015 Inspectorate Report said that more than 15,000 calls were made to the National Animal Cruelty Helpline resulting in 3,000 investigations and 35 prosecutions instigated under the Animal Health and Welfare Act last year.

“The report highlights the work of the ISPCA’s team of trained, professional inspectors and focuses on ISPCA-initiated prosecutions finalised in the courts in 2015,” ISPCA chief inspector Conor Dowling said.

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