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‘It’s beyond me how humans can be so cruel’ – Kilkenny gardai rescue distressed dog

By Kilkenny Now 15th September 2020 0

This dog was taken into custody amid concerns for his welfare following allegations the animal was being treated cruelly. But the distressed dog appeared to cheer up when he made friends with  local Garda Amy Mulqueen. Gardai from Kilkenny’s Unit A seized the dog at John’s Quay yesterday under the 2013 Animal Welfare Act after […]

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Gardai hunt thugs who used terrified chicken ‘as a football’

By Kilkenny Now 12th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A CHICKEN had to be put down after a group of drunk and cruel youths kicked the bird around as if it was a football. The bird was found with its wings cut off back to the joint. The bird had also lost the use of its legs. The bird was covered […]

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Kilkenny cat owners urged to keep pets indoors as search for abandoned lurchers continue

By Kilkenny Now 13th April 2019 0

THE owners of small pets in Kilkenny have been urged to keep their animals indoors until a pack of eight lurchers who were cruelly abandoned in the city earlier this week are found. Three lurchers who were part of the same group have been rescued and are recovering well, despite suffering from severe malnutrition when […]

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11 lurcher dogs abandoned in Kilkenny city ‘in awful state’

By Kilkenny Now 10th April 2019 0

SEARCHES are underway this evening for eight malnourished lurchers who were cruelly dumped in Kilkenny city. A total of 11 dogs were dumped in the city, but volunteers from the Paws Animal Rescue have managed to rescue three of the animals after they were alerted to the situation. The three lurchers – who have been […]

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Tributes paid to 16-year-old driver killed in Mount Leinster road tragedy

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2019 0

A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD boy who died when the car he was driving crashed into a wall near The Nine Stones at Mount Leinster has been described as a “very popular student” who will be greatly missed. Tributes were paid today to Eamon Kavanagh, who died at the scene close to his home in Borris, just over […]