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THE DSPCA HAS appealed for information after a dog was shot in Dublin.
Last week, a female German Shepherd was brought to the DSPCA’s office after being presented to a veterinary surgery in the Dublin 15 area.
The dog had a number of wounds and, following an x-ray, it was found that she had a bullet lodged in her neck, very close to her spine.
The bullet was removed during surgery at the DSPCA’s office.
The DSPCA’s veterinary team said the dog was “very lucky”, adding that the bullet didn’t do any major damage and was “removed without complications”.
Victoria, as she was named by DSPCA employees, is recovering well but is “still very nervous”. Her microchip is not registered to an owner.
Gardaí in Rathfarnham are now in possession of the bullet, the calibre of which is still unknown.
“We have been advised it is not from a shotgun sometimes used by farmers, nor is it from a pellet gun or an air rifle,” a DSPCA spokesperson said.
Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to email inspectors@dspca.ie.
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Try tell that to the people of Skibbereen!
They will ya
@Pat Boyce: It’s gas, even without your profile picture I could tell you were from Limerick like myself based on those three words :) Only place in the world where ” I will ya” means 100% no.
@Denis Ryan: except for cork, the origin of I will ya.
@Denis Ryan: Dunno where it originated but it was definitely Cork slang when I was growing up. Quite a while ago now.
@John Considine: You could be right John, I spent a couple of years living on the north side of Cork. Still think I’ve heard it alot more in Limerick.
@Denis Ryan: You did ya
Just seen Shane Ross on the bus to skibbereen..
Why?
Celebrations? Down with that sort of thing.
Pretty good way of advertising to keep it low key.
Skibbereen, on top of the world with Olympic medals, can keep calm and carry on. Can the rest of us?
They’ve already repainted the post boxes gold in their honour!
Fintan is the head off a young Matt damon
What possessed Mr. Donovan to grow that awful beard .He looks like he has been stranded on a deserted island for an age without a razor
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