New DAFM Equine Traceability System
DAFM are introducing a new Equine Traceability System which will be based on returns from the Equine Census. This year’s census takes place on the night of Saturday the 30th of November 2024.
Haybarn Destroyed Begging Bowl Out
Storm Ashley found a weakness in the structure of our haybarn knocking pillars, sections of walls and sending the 20ft x 40ft roof onto trees beside the barn.
ICECDogs Promoting Healthy Conformations in Dogs
ICECDogs, an international multi-stakeholder group has released a position paper that helps owners to recognise good innate health (i.e., healthy natural physical characteristics) in dogs.
Thanks for Your Support in 2023
As another year ends we would like to thank you for your continued support throughout 2023.
The winners of our Winter Draw were:
Great End to 2022
We would like to thank the Department of Agriculture for giving us €38,950 in this year’s grant allocations to animal welfare groups in Ireland. The grant will assist us with continuing to help feral cats through TNR and enable us to help animal owner’s with unexpected expenses, spaying/neutering, etc. We are all aware of the … Read more
Winners of Prize Draw 2022
Drum roll please – 1st Prize of €750.00 – Brenda Brown Buckley 2nd Prize of €200.00 – Brigid Noone UK 3rd Prize of €50.00 – Yolanda Mollaghan Congrats to the winners 👏 Thanks to everyone who supported the draw 🫶 Total raised for the animals in our care was €3,330
Summer Reflections to Autumn News
What a pleasure it was to meet so many lovely people at the agricultural shows and markets we attended over the past few months. After the two years of no in-person events it was great to be back out meeting & greeting, seeing all the animals, listening to people’s stories and helping those looking for advice
Cat Spay/Neuter Assistance Available
Have you a cat/cats that need to be spayed/neutered? If so and you are on social welfare or minimum wage please send us the following details
Winter Draw 2021
It is that time of year again when we ask you to support our Winter Draw, the proceeds of which will enable us to continue helping both the animals currently in our care and those who will need our help in the future.
Help BAR Get The Bale Out
Can you “Help BAR Get The Bale Out“? Sadly our “Davy” has decided he no longer wants to lift bales in & out of the haybarn and over & back the fields. In the past year alone he has lifted approximately 400 round bales into the barn and then all out again as they were … Read more