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Please help Betty. This beautiful 8 year old
mare was rescued by one of our supporters. Steel
wire had been wrapped around her leg for weeks on
end which resulted in the blood supply being cut off
to the foot. Even before we could get Betty to the
vet her foot had literally dropped off!
The suffering this horse must have endured beggars
belief. After extensive consultation with the vet it
was felt that she should be given a chance. This is
rare since in almost all of these cases the horse is
put down, but the vet felt that after healing and
treatment a small prosthesis could be made and she
could still live a good life. Will you please help us
to give this kind and sweet mare the chance she so
deserves? Your donation, no matter how small
will go towards the costs of treatment and the
special prosthesis to be made for her when the times
come. Please help Betty walk again.
Email appeals@animalcaresociety.ie for ways that you can help STOP Press. We are sad to say that Betty
was put to sleep a few hours before this newsletter
went out. Her other rear leg could not take the
constant weight and strain and after consulting with
three (3) ! vets Betty was humanely put to sleep.
PLEASE do donate to her cause, Horse
cruelty is on the increase and we need to fight it.
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Tommy (pictured on the right) came to us
after having been run over and left to die. With a
huge amount of effort the vet was able to save his
rear leg which was going to be amputated. He is a
loving castrated male who likes nothing better than
to give you cuddles. He will always have a limp on
that rear leg and he tested positive for Feline Aids
which means that he would be better in a house hold
with no other cats. But the story gets better. He
lives together with Lady Jane, the beautiful
black and white girl who only has one ear. The other
ear was torn off by a vicious Tom and the ear could
not be saved in spite of the vets best efforts. L.J, as
she is known, has also tested positive for Feline Aids
and the two cats know and like each other. They are
both kind and sweet cats who thru no fault of their
own now require a new and compassionate home.
Can you provide that extra special home ? If so,
please email appeals@animalcaresociety.ie
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Here is George. He was found wandering in a
remote woodland by an ACS member who saw the
distressed state he was in and brought him to the
sanctuary. A thorough examination showed many
things wrong with him. George has chronic liver
failure, he has a heart condition and his hips are
arthritic to a large degree, perhaps caused by being
tied up for many years and left to lay on a cold
concrete surface. He is not housetrained and needs
frequent small walks to keep him from seizing up.
It was decided to move George from the sanctuary
to a fosterer who could give him the special liver diet
and extra care he would need so that he could have
a quality of life which he so very much needed.
George is as affectionate a dog as we have ever
seen and all he wants is to look into your eyes, be
near
you and give you the Paw. Please help us to help
him, by sponsoring him, or a dog, or cat like him, so
they may feel loved and needed, like all of us
do.
Please email sponsorapet@animalcaresociety.ie for an information pack and help give our long-term doggy & ktty residents the long-term love they derserve. |
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Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN)
Ireland’s national animal rights advocacy group works
right across the country fighting animal cruelty and is
working relentlessly towards ending it.
ARAN has just launched a new hard-hitting educational and street awareness campaign that urge’s people to avoid going to circuses that use animals and aims to show people a side of circuses they are so desperate to hide. Recently animal protection group, Animal Defenders International (ADI) ,revealed for the first time ever their findings of an undercover investigation into several Irish circuses in Ireland. The campaign report on Ireland's circuses is based on undercover investigations by ADI Field Officers into seven circuses touring Ireland in 2000 and 2003. ADI Field Officers obtained employment with two Irish circuses, and observed many more. Film and photographic footage shows evidence of animals being kept in their trailers for unnecessarily long periods, living in confined and deprived environments, in small cages or tethered on short ropes. Some animals did not even have free access to water. Other animals were seen exhibiting disturbed and repetitive behaviour - clear signs of distress. Animals in circuses have being taken from the wild at
some stage in their life for a lifetime of boredom,
misery, cheap tricks and cruelty. These animals have
the right to live a life free of pain and suffering,
please support ARANs campaign and help put a stop
to the use of animals in circuses.
Copies of the DVD investigation are available
upon request, please email
arancampaigns@eircom.net. For full report and
pictures of the ADI investigation please visit the ADI
website.
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Animals Need a Voice In Legislation, Ireland
(ANVIL) is a new lobby group, formed to raise
the profile of animals in the Oireachtas thus ensuring
adequate legislation for their protection. ANVIL does
not support any one political party nor is it a vehicle
for any one welfare or interest group.
Presently in Ireland we have one of the highest
per capita destruction rates of pound dogs in
Europe. We continue to allow hare coursing and
fur farming, despite the banning of these appalling
practices in most civilised countries. We are
the "puppy farm capital of the world" and our cats
are treated as little more than vermin.
We need to introduce change and this can only be done by lobbying the government to improve and enforce adequate legistation to protect ALL animals. With your help, ANVIL Ireland will make animal welfare an election issue. Unless politicians are being lobbied, unless they see that votes can be won or lost on this issue, they will continue to do nothing. You can help by contacting public representatives, at a local and national level, in this way you can make a direct and positive change for all animals. The lives of millions of animals are in your hands. Protect your pet, vote for change! |
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Animals and Us, managed by Aine Wellard, a
counselling psychologist and a
member of the Psychological Society of Ireland is
based in Dublin and provides a comprehensive
educational training and counseling service to those
involved in the care of companion animals. Animals
and Us promotes responsible pet ownership, by
creating a better understanding of the needs of both
companion animals and their owners.
Animals and Us offers a range of services from
pet bereavement counseling to custom made courses
designed to meet specifc client requirements. To
find out more please contact Aine on 01-6775097 or
just click on the link below.
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Hello, my name's Will. I'm a Labrador cross.
Although I had a great owner before I came to the
ACS, I had to leave as I tended to venture out in to
fields where I wasn't supposed to be. That got me in
to some trouble and I had to find a new home. The
ACS are taking good care of me but I miss having a
person who will love me everyday and for the rest of
life. But where are my manners.... I guess I better
tell you a bit about myself....ermm...I am a very
handsome jet black labrador and to be completely
honest there is some german shepard in my blood but
I never did find out who my dad was....Anyhow, I am
quite large so although I love children you may find
that I playfight that little bit rough. I love my dinners
especially treats and my favourite pastime is going
for long walks and afternoon naps.I am great with
other dogs and even have a fondness for our feline
friends (did you see Tommy & L.J in this issue?). I'm
hoping to get rehomed soon with someone that
will give me as much (and possibly even more) love
and attention that the ACS do here.
Although I would love to stay with the ACS I would
like a family to call my own and anyway I know that
when I move on there is a space for another dog,
maybe worse off than me, that the ACS can take in
and care for...
So thank you for reading my story. It would be
great if you could contact the ACS by emailing
appeals@animalcaresociety.ie
Just ask for Will the Lab. With Special Licks! Will xxxxxxxxxxxxxx By the way, there are many other pets just like me that need a home. Just click the link below to find your four legged friend! |
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Stray Dog and Cat Forum
Update on the Working Group submission on Dog
Breeding Establishments
PRESS RELEASE: Irish voters and animal welfare groups say enough is enough Government needs to shut down the puppy farmers now. A demonstration outside the Kildare Street gate of Dail Eireann this Thursday, Feb 23rd, 5-6pm, will demand that the government stop dragging its feet on dealing with puppy farms and enact proper legislation to combat them now. Protesters will be there along with their four-legged friends to ask for action on this long-standing issue. Event co-organisers the Stray Dog and Cat
Forum and Dog Training Ireland will be asking the
Minister to act on the report and will hand in an
online petition to the Minister, to this effect:
http://www.dogtrainingireland.ie/news_working_gr oup_petition.php Full press release, and all information posted to date on this issue can be found if you click the link below: |
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The Animal Care Society would like to thank
everyone who has supported our cause, however,
our journey has just begun and we need your
continued support to help us generate the funds to
build an ACS sanctuary and improve animal welfare
practices in Cork City, County and nationwide! The
key to making this happening is a regular source of
income. PLEASE help us in one of the following
ways:
Thank You!
The Animal Care Society, Cork
email:
enews@animalcaresociety.ie
phone:
021-4551791
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