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# Animals

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'We beat it 2 death': Cruel note found on tortured dog
'You'll be f***ing beaten out of town': Puck Fair protest cancelled after threatening calls
The dog "sentenced to death for barking" was never ordered to be put down
21 acts of kindness to animals that will restore your faith in humanity
More than 340 dogs have been rehomed from an "appalling" puppy farm in Carlow
Road marking crew paint over dead cat rather than move it
Woman tries to take selfie with bison, bison attacks
Hugging photo saves dogs from being put down
'Very curious': Shark washes up on Cork beach
225,000 animals used for scientific testing in Ireland, in a single year
Donegal undone by spirit of The Clones Crocodile, according to RTÉ commentary
Man caught drinking beer with hogs in the nip told cops: "I just like pigs"
'You're a fool. You're a gobsh**e. You're a pig yourself'
If you’re going on holiday and leaving a pet behind, read this
Meet this year's leading contestants for World's Ugliest Dog
Cat bites woman, woman bites man, woman gets arrested
Three-week-old baby dies after being bitten by terrier dog
There's ANOTHER tiger on the loose after those floods in Georgia
Take a break and watch this video of a drunk raccoon
Nora Barnacle, the turtle found in a bin, has died
City changes its laws just to stop a woman bringing her kangaroo to McDonald's
An escaped tiger in Tbilisi has been shot after killing a man
Global warming means polar bears are now eating dolphins for the first time ever
These animals could soon be out of a home if their shelter can't raise enough money
Own a dog? You have to microchip it very soon
Chimpanzees have sessions, get drunk, go for a lie down - new study
Two hippos helped a trapped duckling escape their pond at the zoo
Animals come across a mirror in the wild and are mesmerised by their own reflections
Photographer sets up mirror in the jungle, animals freak out at their reflections
Fears cats and dogs are being deliberately poisoned in Waterford
Cow escapes slaughterhouse, goes on the run, gets shot next to McDonald's
Two men charged with using kittens as live bait for greyhound training
Man fined €150 for causing a dog to suffer a "slow, lingering death"
This is why some TDs have to watch a video of thousands of pigs being slaughtered
Lambs die after their ears are cut off in violent attack
Finding - and punishing - those who hurt animals can help stop them harming humans
Florida farmer finds 'one in 400 million' calf with two heads
10 of the greatest ever animal photobombs
Denmark has banned bestiality to stop "animal sex tourism"
Good news! The humpback whale is no longer endangered