Irish Animals

Over 300,000 kittens are
born in Ireland every year.
Of those 180,000 kittens die
before they are 4 months old.

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Trap Neuter Return

Trap Neuter Return is becoming recognised as an efficient and cost-effective tool for controlling and reducing feral cat populations.

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Neutering

Neutering your cats and dogs
is one of the most important
things you can do for your
companion animals.

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Drogheda Animal Rescue (DAR) hosts Ireland's TNR Manual on these webpages.

See our facebook page for our daily news, rehoming and TNR posts.

Companion Animals & COVID-19 Transmission

In this article, we want to reassure companion guardians about any worries they may have about COVID-19 and their friends.

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Envisioning a Better World

‘Those of us at the heart of the animal law movement envision a world in which the lives and interests of all sentient beings are respected within the legal system, where companion animals have good, loving homes for a lifetime, where wild animals can live out their natural lives according to their instincts in an […]

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DIY Feral Cat Shelters

In the cold weather that’s coming, we want to be sure our community cats are as safe, dry and warm as they can be. When cats don’t want human company, we can’t take them indoors, so we have to provide shelters. Here’s an easy DIY shelter made from styrofoam boxes, packing & duct tape and […]

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Eligible for Adoption?

Just looking at old email queries. Got a great reply for this one: Query: “We have 2 adult cats ferrel with 3 kittens in our bank yard and we are afraid to leave our grandchildren out in the yard can you tell us how to get rid of them any ideas are welcome” Reply: The […]

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This Old Cat

This poem always brings a lump to my throat, having had several elderly felines grace my heart and home through the years – thinking in particular of Inky and Granny Weatherwax, much loved, much missed. And I think this photo of Jennifer & Inky says it all.

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Animal Rescue Truths

This poem, by Ashley Owen Hill, blew me away. I’m not sure folk who’re not active in animal welfare realise how emotionally draining, frustrating and heart-breaking it can be. But it is also totally and utterly rewarding.  Rescue is pain. Rescue is joy. Rescue is worth it… because they are worth it. And that’s the […]

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