An animal welfare organisation that rescues and rehomes abused animals have launched a nationwide appeal for a missing pony.

My Lovely Horse Rescue has called for a more robust equine ID system, that is enforced. It comes after they responded alongside gardaí to a horse in a very distressed state in Clogheen, Cork.

ANY new laws being considered to address dog theft needs to be enforced. That is according to Sinn Féin’s Cork North Central TD, Thomas Gould.

AS we all adapted to lockdown lifestyle, many people across Ireland decided that more time at home and daily walks may be the perfect time to adopt a new pet.

A Cork animal charity is asking people to refrain from buying dogs at a time where demand in unprecedented.

DOG owners fear thieves are using drones to scope out properties for valuable pets after a number of dog thefts in Glanmire in recent days. A drone was spotted in recent days hovering over a Glanmire estate from where two dogs were stolen.

THERE are waiting lists for dogs costing up to €2,000 while some cats are selling for up to €800 due to a surge in people looking for pets during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Two emaciated dogs who were close to death and living in squalor, are making full recoveries, thanks to the care of the ISPCA in Cork.

THE recent illegal poisoning of buzzards in Cork has been labelled as “upsetting” and “completely unnecessary” by local politicians.

A HORSE that drowned at the pier in Blackrock yesterday had been pulling a sulky for a “considerable amount of time” prior to being taken in for a swim, according to reports and videos sent to an animal rescue charity in Cork.

ANIMAL welfare group, My Lovely Horse Rescue Cork, has spoken out against the escalated levels of animal cruelty in Cork City over the past few months after another pony was rescued by the organisation at the weekend.

TWO cats believed to have been used for dog-baiting have been found in recent days in the environs of St Mary’s Health Campus in Cork city. One of the cats was found concealed in a black plastic bag.

INDEPENDENT Cork city Councillor Ken O' Flynn has called for horse exclusion zones to be established in Cork City and County following a series of incidents of cruelty to animals.

THREE Rottweiler dogs were set on a cat in a residential area in Cork city this week amid concerns about ongoing incidents of cat baiting.

A FOREVER home is being sought for two lovable little rogues who are described as best friends.

Dogs in Cork have been burnt, hung and had acid thrown at them but the number of animal cruelty incidents is falling, the Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has said.

TWO kittens were dumped from a moving van in west CorkThe kittens were seen being dumped from a maroon coloured van on the Bandon bypass, near the local convent.

The Cork Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is urging Cork people to think wisely before they adopt a pet this Christmas.

ANOTHER horse has died in Cork after months of mistreatment and a warning has now been issued that the city has a severe animal cruelty problem.

A pony found in an abhorrent condition in Fairhill on Sunday night had to be put down as it was in such pain.

The voluntary organisation received a call from a member of the public who spotted the dog lying on the road outside her house.

A CORK rescue dog, saved from a cruel existence of mistreatment, gave a lifesaving blood donation to another dog, sparking a beautiful friendship between the two canines.

A COUPLE was left horrified after returning home to find their two cats had been paralysed following suspected foul play.

The ISPCA is looking for foster carers for four Guinea pigs and a goldfish abandoned at an apartment in Cork recently.

Popular tea company, Barry’s Tea, is currently reviewing its sponsorship of an annual greyhound race at Curraheen Park worth €5,000.

Further protests against greyhound racing are planned following an overwhelming turnout to a demonstration outside Curraheen track on Saturday night.

WAR Celeste, a thoroughbred racehorse believed to be worth €222,500 was found abandoned and almost starved to death in a barn in East Cork.

******Graphic Image Warning**********The burnt carcass of a dog was found in a rural area of The Glen in Cork city on Wednesday.

MORE than 90% of abandoned horses rounded up by Cork County Council have been 'put down' so far this year. A total of 41 abandoned horses have been out down by the local authority from 45 collected, costing the local authority almost €17,000.

The Cork Dog Action Welfare Group (CDAWG) are appealing to the public to help them treat a litter of injured and mistreated puppies who came to their attention on Saturday.