Kildare Animal Foundation

Our pub quiz in McGrattans last Friday was a huge success as well as great craic!! On behalf of all here at the shelter, thank tou to all who attended, to Catherine and Fionnuala Woods, June and Richard Lattimore for organising it, to Dan Mcgrattan-our gracious host and of course to our Quiz master extradinaire [...]

A massive Thank You to Joan and Vintage Ireland for inviting us to the Antiques Fair in Trim today. Was a very successful day. We here at the shelter ask that you support those who support us so please check out Vintage Ireland on facebook for up coming vintage and antiques. A very enjoyable way [...]

A Pub quiz will take place this Friday April 27th in aid of the Kildare Animal Foundation. Anne Doyle will be the fantastic quiz master on the night which promises to be a great night with lots of laughs. Anne has a great sense of humour and always knows how to get the crowd going. [...]

  Dogs love having and need daily walks but do you know that you can tire them out just as quickly with just a just few minutes training everyday ! Mental stimulation is as important as daily exercise to keep you dog in in top form and to help stop him becoming a house devil [...]

Please read the Spring Edition of Badger Watch Irelands Newsletter – An Broc

So you did you homework and decided that the time was right to get a dog. So now you have him home what are you going to do next ? Dogs crave food, love, attention and enjoy daily exercise so start as you mean to go on and get into a routine that your dog [...]

We received some sad news on Wednesday that Cody the blind collie that we rehomed last year, had passed away. Cody was blind and also slightly brain damaged but he was a happy and loving dog. We knew he would have a short life span but didn’t expect him to pass away so sudden. Audrey [...]

Meet little Freddy a shy puppy who has suffered so much in his short little life. He was handed into the shelter yesterday morning after been dumped. He is under a year old and in awful condition. He was covered in mats and smelled to high heavens. It is unlikely he was ever washed or [...]

This tiny tot only 3 weeks old came into the shelter today ( Tuesday 17th January 2012) after been escorted by Garda patrol. She was handed into Newbridge Garda Station late last night and the lovely Garda looked after her overnight and brought her over to us today. The poor girl is dehydrated and suffering from [...]

Deciding to bring home a dog. One of the best decisions you could ever make is to adopt a dog. But before you even consider taking a dog into your family, you need to think about the home that you can provide for a dog. Taking care of a dog takes time and commitment. You [...]