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Animals

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dodder valley park
'We're terrified the bulldozers will move in': Locals fight to save animal habitat in Dublin park
3 Oct 2019
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column
The Irish For: Cuddly mammals and furry predators
Darach Ó Séaghdha
29 Sep 2019
23.0k
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Animals
Around 40 knackeries close down temporarily as losses mount
10 Sep 2019
29.4k
25
udder chaos
Rampaging cow injures man and damages cars after breaking free from Ennis Mart
25 Jul 2019
36.2k
48
exotic animals
Salamanders and toad illegally posted to Ireland from Spain
25 Jun 2019
17.3k
16
pets on the move
Cork and Shannon Airports are now designated entry points for pet dogs, cats and ferrets
8 Jun 2019
15.8k
10
Opinion
Opinion: If my family pet died I would hold a religious end-of-life ceremony
Diarmuid Pepper
7 Jun 2019
24.2k
62
South Africa
Toddler killed by leopard in South African national park
6 Jun 2019
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Opinion
Opinion: I always wanted pets but our hairy, howling cat is making my life hell
Leah Ni Chuinn
10 May 2019
32.0k
75
ST ANNES PARK
Pigs, chickens ... a pony called Moses. Take a tour of Dublin city's first public urban farm
4 May 2019
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10
wildlife
Lion kills young worker in US conservation park
31 Dec 2018
24.2k
21
Nature
Australia's egg-laying duck-billed platypus population is under threat
29 Nov 2018
12.3k
27
warning
British tourist dies after contracting rabies from cat bite in Morocco
12 Nov 2018
25.2k
12
FELINE LUCKY
Cat climbed into car engine in Dublin and ended up in Offaly
9 Nov 2018
25.9k
41
Poisoning
'Extremely unusual' cat deaths spark warning about dangers of antifreeze
26 Oct 2018
51.0k
17
Kenya Wildlife Service
'A complete disaster': Eight out of 14 endangered rhinos die after moving to a new park
13 Jul 2018
31.8k
33
Monkey Business
Ice pops and mud baths: Keeping Dublin Zoo's residents cool in the heatwave
30 Jun 2018
18.1k
20
noctural
Animals are becoming more active at night to avoid humans
17 Jun 2018
26.0k
15
on the run
German zoo finds missing lions, tigers and jaguar hiding in their enclosures
1 Jun 2018
52.3k
59
Bumble-BEEHAVE
'Virtual safe space' aims to help identify threats facing bumblebees
25 May 2018
8.6k
16
bear dancing
Traumatised bears and wolves find solace at Greek sanctuary
12 May 2018
15.4k
14
beauty spot
Council forced to spend €7,000 to dispose of animal carcasses dumped off Clare cliffs
24 Apr 2018
20.3k
Rescued
Over 600 cats and dogs rehomed by ISPCA following closure of research facility
13 Feb 2018
20.4k
24
feline sad
US airlines are tightening the leash on 'emotional support animals'
3 Feb 2018
20.7k
17
paws for thought
186 people have asked to surrender their dogs to Dogs Trust since Christmas
31 Jan 2018
63.7k
62
on the run
Three monkeys staged an escape from their enclosure in Dublin Zoo during Storm Ophelia
17 Jan 2018
33.9k
28
Tayto Park
'Unfortunately, death is inevitable': Tayto Park releases animal mortality figures after media pressure
15 Jan 2018
44.2k
39
Limerick
Limerick teenagers threw baby rabbit towards a river and let their dogs attack it
3 Jan 2018
28.1k
57
Limerick
'Sheer neglect': ISPCA investigating donkey found with 'horrific head injuries'
18 Dec 2017
17.9k
31
not just at christmas
People advised to 'do their homework' before buying pets online
3 Dec 2017
14.0k
36
in for a shell shock
At 185 years old, 'the world's oldest land animal' is about to get a lot busier
28 Nov 2017
25.3k
18
ho ho no
'Bloodbath': Over 100 reindeer killed by Norwegian freight trains
27 Nov 2017
26.4k
38
Animal Welfare
'Breathtaking hypocrisy': Calls to ban hare coursing in light of animal ban in circuses
10 Nov 2017
15.1k
68
Animal Welfare
The use of wild animals will be banned in Irish circuses from January 2018
9 Nov 2017
21.9k
70
Laos
'Maternity leave' compensation system could help increase elephant population
5 Nov 2017
11.4k
3
mother nature
Check out these incredible images from Nat Geo's nature photography contest
29 Oct 2017
36.6k
20
Animal Abuse
Half-starved lion cub found 'wasting away' in abandoned Paris apartment
11 Oct 2017
46.3k
16
a mighty shade of pale
Two rare and magnificent white giraffes have been spotted in Kenya
14 Sep 2017
88.2k
37
good news
All 28 rescued Jack Russell terriers have found homes thanks to the ISPCA
11 Sep 2017
18.9k
24
Longford
Photos: The ISPCA is appealing for homes for 28 Jack Russell terriers
8 Sep 2017
93.0k
35
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