Charity has spent €250k caring for 25 horses seized from alleged fraudster Catherine O’Brien

The 25 horses seized from alleged fraudster Catherine O’Brien in Wexford in 2019 remain in the care of the Irish Horse Welfare Trust. File picture: the Irish Mail on Sunday Mail

The horse charity caring for 25 horses seized from alleged fraudster Catherine O’Brien more than three years ago is hoping that new legislation going through the Oireachtas will include equine welfare.

The Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022 is a private members bill brought by Sinn Féin Senator Lynn Boylan. If passed, it would allow dogs which have been seized on welfare grounds to be rehomed faster. The bill is now going through the committee stage.