A new movie - "The Secret Life of Pets" - is about to be released in Ireland, and the good news is that the ISPCA has been chosen as the charity to benefit from fund raisers linked to the movie.
This week on the Pat Kenny Show, we discussed the reasons why Ireland needs to introduce a complete ban on the use of wild animals in circuses.
What lies ahead for animal welfare in Ireland?Next week, the Irish public go to the polls to elect a new government.
A social media storm has been raging since Sunday, when the Independent newspaper published an account of a journalist buying a Christmas puppy as a present for her husband.
The second National Animal Welfare Conference, organised by Minister Simon Coveney, was held on Friday 12th June at Farmleigh.
Microchipping is about to be made compulsory in Ireland - from autumn 2015 for puppies, then from spring 2016 for all adult dogs.
You may have seen the news today about a successful prosecution by the ISPCA based around a dog that was left in an empty house in Donegal.
On East Coast FM this week, we discussed the ISPCA’s decision to stop running local authority dog pounds in some areas, and the DSPCA’s news story about their call to have online advertisi ..
This week on Ireland AM, Pete discusses the dangers of illegal dog fighting and what you should do, if you suspect it's going on in your area.
All across Ireland, there is a new nationwide trend for pet dogs to be stolen, for one of the following reasons: To be sold on (especially pedigree dogs) To be used for dog fighting as bait (any dog) ..
Should dogs be exported to the UK to be rehomed? Or is it "better for them" to be simply euthanased? Listen to the background to this saga:VETISPCA.
