A member of the My Lovely Horse Rescue charity responds to an animal in need. You’re putting an animal out of his misery, but you can’t undo the misery that the animal has been through.”Kerry-Anne Pollock, head of animal welfare advocacy at My Lovely Horse RescueParticularly during afterhours or on weekends, when other services or charities are not in operation, the organisation receives calls from “distressed” people. The discovery was made on a Saturday morning and My Lovely Horse Rescue was contacted. “Animal cruelty is a red flag to wider criminality and there’s lots of research that supports that case,” she says. It is “satisfied that these measures provide a comprehensive framework and sufficient safeguards to ensure animal welfare”.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2026 20:34 UTC