A dog discovered in Finglas had such shocking injuries that staff at a local shelter said "it was difficult to look at them."
A member of the public recently discovered an abandoned young lurcher near Dogs Trust rehoming centre in Finglas. The pup, known as Carmel, was extremely dehydrated and had sustained shocking injuries to her two back legs.
Dogs Trust Ireland are appealing for people not to buy pups as Christmas presents after caring for the traumatised dog at their centre. The animal charity has received a shocking 2,612 requests from the public to have their dogs surrendered, resulting in a sharp spike in dogs presenting at their shelters.
