28/07/2015

Three Arrested In Animal Cruelty Investigation

Three people have been arrested as part of an investigation into animal cruelty and neglect at a farm in Co Carlow.

Garda launched an investigation in April this year, removing 351 dogs and 11 horses from a farm during an 11 day joint operation involving An Garda Síochána, Carlow County Council and the ISPCA.

The two women and man, aged in their 40s, have now been released.

A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(MH)

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