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A call for a dedicated garda led animal welfare unit

Shocking footage has emerged online of a horse crashing head first into a car as the handler lose...

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06.30 13 Aug 2025


A call for a dedicated garda led animal welfare unit


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06.30 13 Aug 2025


Shocking footage has emerged online of a horse crashing head first into a car as the handler loses control of the animal on a busy Dublin road recently.  

A leading animal rescue charity is now calling for a dedicated Garda-led Animal Welfare Crime Unit empowered to investigate and act on incidents of animal welfare. We discuss this further with Martina Kenny Co Founder of My Lovely Horse Rescue.


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