30 October 4, 2015

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR BRUTE’S

ELMER

SHOCKING:Gardai havebeen called

to investigate

DOG WASFOUND INRUBBISHBy ELAINE KEOGH

SHOCKING: Dumped Dog

THE Louth Society forthe Prevention of theCruelty to Animals(SPCA) has condemnedwhoever dumped adog with bags of blackrubbish on the side of aroad.

The dogs rib cage andpelvis are protrudingand he is extremelyunderweight, accordingto Fiona Squibb,inspector for the LouthSPCA.

She is fearful thatthe introduction ofregulations forcingdog owners to be moreresponsible could leadto more dogs at risk ofbeing dumped.

“He was badlydehydrated and ismalnourished. This didnot happen overnight,he would have beenneglected for the last fewweeks at least,” she said.

DumpedHe was found on the

side of the old main roadbetween Dublin andBelfast near Dunleer incounty Louth.

Fiona said: “He lookedlike he had been lyingthere for a while andhe took a while to getup. However, todayhe is happy here withthe other dogs and isrunning around withthem.

“I definitely weexpect to see a few moredumped because of thenew micro-chipping ofdogs regulations, whichwe welcome.”

The regulations willextend to all dogs fromnext March.

A GLOATING hunter lets young kidswatch as two hounds rip a trappedrabbit to shreds.

The creature is held in the callousbrute’s hands as the dogs strain at theleash to get at their quarry.

He teases the animals, holding the rabbitjust inches from the dogs.

Incredibly, it is not illegal to hunt rabbits thisway in Ireland, although it is an offence to killanimals in a ‘cruel’ fashion.

BloodedIt emerges that it’s not justthe dogs being blooded, with

the young boys also beingschooled on using their

animals.“Show your pup,”one of the men tells

a youngster hold-ing a pointer

type dog.It’s soonapparentthat therabbithas no

By EAMON DILLON

BARBARIC:Dogs get

hold of theirquarry

AWFUL: Kidswatch thesickening

chase

31October 4, 2015

THE BEST of Irish andinternational whiskeywill be celebrated asWhiskey Live returns toDublin for the fifth timeon Saturday October 24.

The event will be heldin its new city centre lo-cation of The Printworksat Dublin Castle, Dublin2, and we’ve got six pairsof tickets up for grabs.

Whiskey Live Dublinshowcases an eclectic col-lection of whiskeys fromaround the world, alongwith great food pairings,cocktails and a range ofmaster classes to learnmore about whiskey.

This year also sees theintroduction of craft ginsand vodkas, reflecting thecontinuing growth of dis-tilleries and the whiskeyindustry in Ireland.

Exhibitors

Visitors will have theunique opportunity tosample whiskeys, whis-key cask-matured craftbeers, whiskey cocktailsand other Irish spirits andliqueurs.

Organiser Ally Alpineof The Celtic WhiskeyShop says: “This year’sline-up of exhibitors is thestrongest Dublin has everseen and it really reflectsthe new investment and

WEB VIDEO SPARKS OUTRAGE

THUGchance of escape because the field is surround-ed by a chain-link fence.

Although it manages to dodge the dogs, thechase is over after 20 seconds and the rabbitis found hiding near the fence.

“They have him, Johnny, they have him,”one of the men comments.

The stunned animal is taken back into the fieldwhere it is then thrown to the dogs and its grislyfate. The excited animals immediately pounce onthe hapless rabbit.

As they fight over the carcass and a thirddog is unleashed, a man says: “Let him havea taste.”

The animal is literally pulled apart, its en-trails strung out across the grass.

The pair were lambasted by the anti-huntingFacebook community, Ban Hunting with Dogs,where the video was recently posted.

The campaigners named the teenager whofilmed and posted the video, as well as the manholding the rabbit in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

“How dreadfully sad that this monster is

involving children in his sick interest,” com-mented one person.

One hunter even went on to the page to com-ment that the people in the video were “scum”.

“I may be in enemy territory, I do legallyhunt for pest control, but this video is not whatrespectful hunters do,” he wrote.

The teenager who posted the original videohas since deleted his Facebook page.

HorrificBlood sports campaigner Aideen Yourell this

week told the Sunday World she will be askingthe Gardaí to investigate the video.

“That is truly horrific,” she said.“I can’t believe that they would put this up

on Facebook where the guy can be clearlyidentified and also the location,” she added.

“It’s without doubt in breach of the animalwelfare legislation, and most certainly isblooding. We will be certainly calling for aGarda investigation.”

Twisted ‘hunter’ lets his dogs riprabbit to shreds as children watch

VILE: Manteases dogs

in video

energy in the Irish whis-key category.

“Over recent yearsthere has been signif-icant interest in Irishwhiskey globally and thisis evident in how thisindigenous industry hasgrown and will flourishover the next decade.”

Tickets for WhiskeyLive Dublin are priced at€39.50 plus booking fee,with The Celtic WhiskeyShop donating €10 perticket to Down SyndromeDublin.

Tickets are availablevia www.whiskeylivedub-lin.com, from the Celt-ic Whiskey Shop, 27-28Dawson Street, Dublin2, or by phone at 01-6759744.

For your chance towin apair of ticketssimply log on tosundayworld.com/competitions