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08/01/2016
ISPCA Appeal After Body Of Dog Dumped In Co Meath
The ISPCA is appealing for information after the body of a dog was found dumped in a plastic bag in County Meath.
ISPCA Inspector Whyte said: "The dog was a female German Shepherd aged approximately two years old. She was in good condition prior to death and was wearing a black collar but there was no ID tag or microchip. She had been shot twice, both at close range."
The discovery comes less than two months after the carcasses of five dogs and a goat were found dumped in bags just 35 kilometres away in Killalon.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the ISPCA.
(CD/JP)
ISPCA Inspector Whyte said: "The dog was a female German Shepherd aged approximately two years old. She was in good condition prior to death and was wearing a black collar but there was no ID tag or microchip. She had been shot twice, both at close range."
The discovery comes less than two months after the carcasses of five dogs and a goat were found dumped in bags just 35 kilometres away in Killalon.
Anyone with information is being asked to contact the ISPCA.
(CD/JP)
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