News & Events

Fundraiser – Winter Raffle

We are full to the brim with animals at the moment and we need to continue providing optimum care for them. To this end we are holding a Winter Raffle to help us with funds. The draw takes place on Sunday 3rd April 2016 at 3pm so there is plenty of time left. We have...
Rodney – The South American Swamp Rat

Rodney – The South American Swamp Rat

Rodney came to us over a year a go and caused quite a bit of excitement at the time!  We were contacted by National Parks and Wildlife Services rangers to care for a Coypu (American Swamp Rat). A species of rodent normally found in South America. It was reported to...
Here Come The Gulls

Here Come The Gulls

We got several new bird patients in this week, amongst them these two lovely black headed gulls. The first call came from a lady on the Naas Road who had found a gull out on the middle of the main thoroughfare. He had a very serious open wound on his neck. He was...

Microchipping your pet

Animal Welfare always were updated in 2015 to provide for mandatory microchipping of dogs. All pups born since June 1 this year must be microchipped by the time they are 12 weeks old. Pet lovers have until March 31, 2016, to microchip adult dogs and owners must be...

What to do if you find a dog:

Check if it has an ID tag. Bring it to your nearest vet to scan it for a microchip. Take a photo and make up a found poster.Place them in vet surgeries,local shops etc Report the dog to the local Garda station. Ring local animal shelters & pounds. Advertise in...

What to do if you have lost your dog

Print up posters using a recent photo, give details such as breed, age, sex, colour, what colour collar the dog is wearing and the area the dog was lost in. Place them in local shops,vet surgeries,pet shops etc. Phone & e-mail all your local rescue centres/pounds...
Sparky the Longford Fox

Sparky the Longford Fox

Meet Sparky, who arrived to us from the ISPCA. They had received a call about a badly injured fox not far from their National Animal Centre in Longford. ISPCA`s Cathy Griffin went on the call and brought the lady a humane fox trap and carrier so that the fox could be...