A leading horse rescue organisation has called on the Government to establish a garda animal welfare unit after rescuing a donkey it found completely abandoned.
My Lovely Horse Rescue, a welfare organisation that rehabilitates and rehomes unwanted, neglected and abused animals, has said that prosecutions need to be brought on those who treat animals cruelly within the State.
They said: "Ireland should be ashamed, the cruelty and neglect that animals are facing on a daily basis is insane!"
