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A NUMBER OF puppies and dogs across Ireland have been discovered in horrific conditions by ISPCA inspectors.
The ISPCA launched their 2016 Inspectorate Report this week, which outlines the animal cruelty prosecutions initiated by the ISPCA which were finalised in the courts in 2016.
Six Labrador puppies and six dogs were found in a shed covered with urine and faeces in Donegal.
The ISPCA visited the property following concerns reported to the National Animal Cruelty Helpline.
The animals were discovered in the filthy conditions with no access to food or water, they were also suffering from internal parasites.
The dogs and puppies were signed over to the ISPCA and following veterinary treatment and rehabilitation, they were all responsibly rehomed.
A woman in her 50s was ordered to pay over €2,000 in veterinary costs.
In Cork, an ISPCA inspector found three Jack Russell Terriers and a nursing bitch living in poor condition with no access to food or water.
All of the dogs were removed from the Charleville property and were rehabilitated and rehomed following a veterinary assessment.
A man in his 30s was fined €300 for obstruction of an authorised officer, while a man in his 70s was fined €200 for providing contaminated water to the three dogs and €200 for providing a false statement.
Meanwhile in Wicklow, a number of six week old Jack Russell Terrier puppies with docked tails were discovered.
The ISPCA visited the Ashford property following information received from a website that had flagged an advertisement of puppies for sale with suspected docked tails.
The accused was obstructive and ISPCA Inspectors were forced to leave the property and return shortly after with garda assistance. However, upon return the puppies were no longer at the property and the accused refused to disclose their location.
Under caution, the accused admitted that a veterinary surgeon had not been involved in the tail docking procedure.
A man in his 40s was ordered by pat €625 donation to the ISPCA and €625 in state costs.
Another puppy was discovered with cropped ears at a property in Bray, Wicklow. The cropping of dogs’ ears is a painful procedure for cosmetic purposes only.
When an ISPCA Inspector visited the property, a man in his 20s described purchasing the American Pit Bull Terrier at a dog show in Dublin and that the seller had offered the option to have the puppy’s ears cropped.
The man opted to have the ears cropped, an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare Act.
He was ordered to pay a €500 donation to the ISPCA and €1,230 in state costs.
These are just some of the animal cruelty prosecutions initiated by the ISPCA which were finalised in the courts last year. The 2016 Inspectorate Report reveals that 16,312 calls were made to the National Animal Cruelty Helpline resulting in over 3,200 investigations where 995 animals were seized or surrendered.
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That second picture is just heartbreaking.anyone that does this to animals should be jailed not fined.
There are some amount of utterly swinish ba5tard5 living in this country.
@Damian O’Brien:
“There are some amount of utterly swinish ba5tard5 living in this country.”
There certainly are ………….. and even some who favour the killing of human unborn……..
@Fraj Llecrup:
I take it from the red thumbs awarded to my post above that there are people here (rightly) outraged by the mistreatment of animals, yet are in favour of killing unborn humans….?????
You couldn’t make it up!!
A fine is not enough of a deterrent. Maybe having their photo & name disclosed along with the very real possibility of jail time might work.
This is hart breaking for animal lovers to see and understand. I believe Cruelty of this kind in a person must obviously come from ones childhood . It must be very disturbing for the vet and ISPCA officers to deal with mentally, seeing animals being treated in such appalling conditions. Legislation needs to be made a lot tougher in animal cruelty convictions.
The only animals on this planet is HUMANS absolutely sick people out there
The fines are to low…there is no deterrent for doing this. A minimum fine should start at €2000. There should also be a jail sentence a minimum of 12 months.. all these people think of is making money there is no regard for the poor animal.
What kind of fines are these? Absolutely disgusted with the amounts. And we’re any of these horrible people given lifetime bans???. It seems to me this is just another money making arm for the state who seems to have gotten most in the fines
I keep saying it these evil greedy people should be named and shamed and a put on a register/website that the public can access to see the name a clear photo and the area they are currently living. They might think twice before abusing animals then.
Whatever way these poor animals are found , the ” owner” should be left that way for a certain amount of time . If that includes ” tail docking” so be it . I’m sure it would change their opinion if they were left covered in their own filth . Should be jailed
Fines don’t go far enough. They should have a lifetime ban on owning any animal, not to mention prison time.
Why can’t all breeders be required to have a ‘Breeders Licence’ and the fee used to cover inspections??????
And what happens to the people responsible. Nothing, sweet FA. If I caught someone doing this then I would gladly kill them and do my 4 years for manslaughter.
I would like to know why these horrible animal abusers are not named and shamed. Is there a special dispensation for them.? Why are the local media not publish these cases when brought to court.
I’d love to form a vigilante group to beat the crap out of these offenders. Maybe I will. Been saying it for a while now.
I’m with you Jason
Sterling work by the ISPCA then the useless courts give a little slap on the wrist to the perpetrators, must be so frustrating.
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