DSPCA

11/09/2024

Update: Sarah-Jane 🧡

On the 26th of July we were faced one of the worst cases of neglect we had seen in a very long time. Sarah-Jane was found as a stray lying in a garden. She was emaciated and starving with a severe case of mange.

Aged at only 9 month old, Sarah-Jane had suffered so much. It was beyond heartbreaking seeing her in such a shocking state, one that no dog should ever have to go through.

It has taken a dedicated team to help this broken little girl through the fear and heartache that she felt and help her to trust people again.

Her carer Ingrid had a very bond with her and took her home to help her recover. Ingrid has helped so many dogs recover but there was just something about Sarah-Jane 🧡

We are very happy to say that she has now been adopted by Ingrid and has a new big sister Charley. Sarah-Jane has never been happier and is living the life that she so deserves. She adores Ingrid and her big sister Charley.

Thank you to everyone who donated to help Sarah-Jane. With your on-going support we will continue to help so many more like her. https://dspca.givingpage.org/main

10/09/2024

Expecting momma Jane needs a nice quiet foster home to have her puppies.

If you help foster her please email [email protected]

Thank you 🐾

09/09/2024

This Handsome Little Fella is Harry, a 10 year old small Jack Russell… a loyal and loving companion who was always by his owners side. Sadly when Harry’s only friend was no longer able to care for him, Harry found himself in the pound before being brought to the shelter, it must have been so scary for this small little guy.
Harry is a quiet fella who enjoys the company of other dogs, he is happy with just a short walk and he doesn’t mind relaxing in his bed after.

Harry likes affection and will come to you for ear scratches and a small cuddle but is not happy with being handled too much, he’s an independent fella and does not like to be lifted up or carried around. Harry needs an understanding owner who will be patient with Harry while he is gaining the trust to be handled. Dogs who are overly handled when they are uncomfortable can be forced to snap or in some cases may even lead to a bite so Harry’s new family should understand that they will need to go slow while getting to know Harry.

This boys world has been turned upside down and he is looking for an understanding owner to give him a chance.

Harry would best suit a home with no young children, he could live with or without another dog and can be cat assessed for the right applicant.

Contact our rehoming team 014994710 | [email protected]

07/09/2024

Anakin - A wonderful update on the cat who was abandoned by his owner 🧡

“Hello, we adopted Anakin three weeks ago and I just wanted to give you an update. He has settled in very well and is getting on well with the two resident cats after slowly introducing them. Thank you for your amazing work, we love him.

P.S. We quite liked the name you gave him so we kept it, though he is officially Anakin Catwalker now and his new siblings have been renamed. Mugi is now Mugi the Hutt and Soba is now Soba Fett 🤣”

Thank you to everyone who shared his story, you all helped him find the perfect home that he was waiting for 🐱

06/09/2024

A heartwarming update on Bainne 🧡

Firstly, we want to thank everyone who called about Bainne, shared her story and wished her well for the future. We are so incredibly grateful to the most amazing family who adopted her and here’s a little update from them ☺️

“The first night of Bainne;

She got home and immediately found refuge under my bed and wanted to remain there. We gave her all the space she wanted, and left some food out for her and left the room. When we came back the food was eaten and she was back under the bed. I got into bed and went to sleep and just ignored her and let her do her thing. At 2am she decided I wasn’t that scary after all and joined me in the bed for lots and lots of scratches, went for a roam around the room and settled back under the bed again.

She’ll now come to you for a head scratch on her own terms, but also is fond of her little safe spot under the bed so we are letting her interact on her own terms. She had her first roam around the house today and knows exactly where her hiding spot is for when she gets overwhelmed and wants to hide away again.”

05/09/2024

A New Low

Last Wednesday our inspectors responded to a call about a rabbit that was rescued from the ca**l in the Dolphin's Barn area. When they arrived at the home of the lady that rescued him she told them what had happened the night before.

She was walking along the ca**l when she saw a group of youths about to throw a white rabbit into the ca**l. She pleaded with them to stop and that she would take the rabbit from them. They threw him anyway and when the lady tried to rescue the rabbit from drowning they pushed her into the ca**l too. This very brave lady rescued the rabbit and carried him, both of them soaking wet, to the nearest Garda station to report the incident.

This alleged cruel act has really hit a new low for us. How anyone could have absolutely no compassion for the life of a human being or an innocent animal. We are incredibly grateful to this lady who risked her life to save the life of a helpless animal.

Cracker is doing well after his ordeal and is in the care of Caroline in our Small Animals & Exotic House. He has put on weight over the last week and will be ready for adoption once he has been neutered.

04/09/2024

What will your legacy be?

September is My Legacy month - anyone and everyone can make a difference by including a gift in their will to a cause close to their hearts.

This month we are asking you to consider living a gift in your will to the DSPCA. A small gift can have a large impact and you can help create a better future for animals in need.

To learn more about how you can help and leave a gift in your will to the DSPCA visit https://www.dspca.ie/gift-in-will/

02/09/2024

Dogs Available For Adoption 🐶

There is a rescue out there for everyone and with so many breeds, sizes, ages and personalities your rescue is sure to be waiting for you in the DSPCA.

The shelter is open to visitors Tuesday-Sunday from 12-4pm and you do not need an appointment to visit us. The shelter is located in Rathfarnhm, Dublin 16 and is just 10mins off Exit 12 on the M50.

Our Dog Rehoming team have the knowledge and expertise to help every famliy find the perfect pet for you so if you are looking to welcome a new best friend into your life then come and visit us.

30/08/2024

Leo needs a forever home!

This young boy is the most gentle fella. His sweetness is irresistible, and his friendly nature makes him a delightful companion, he is the shelter ‘go to’ for introducing new dogs to a friend. His curiosity often leads to goofy antics, keeping everyone around him entertained. Leo is not just fun, he’s smart too; he loves to train and has attended several shelter training groups and is always eager to show his skills off to someone new who comes to see him. He loves engaging in playful activities that stimulate his mind, then he snoozes in his kennel to recharge. He’s very social and gets along well with other pets. He even lived with a cat in his original home. He’s ready to fill your home with joy and make every day an adventure.

Can you offer this boy a home?

30/08/2024

Update: Thank you to EVERYONE who has emailed about Bainne. The team are working their way through them all and will respond ASAP …. You are ALL amazing 🧡🧡

One last journey

This is Bainne and today we are appealing to find her one very special human.

Bainne came into the shelter earlier this month with our inspectors. She was living rough and very kind lady brought her to the shelter after she noticed that she had terrible growths on her ears.

Bainne had surgery to remove parts of both her ears as she had cancer. She was a very good patient and has recovered well from her surgery. Unfortunately for this sweet 8 year old lady the prognosis is not good 💔

We are now looking for a home where she can spend the rest of days which will possibly be less than a year 😔

We're sure she's had a difficult and sad journey in life to have ended up living alone scavenging for food and shelter. We want to make sure that her final journey is one full of love, comfort and in a place were she can finally feel safe and rest easy.

The sooner this lady finds a home the better so please if you can offer Bainne a home please come and visit the shelter and talk to the cat rehoming team. We are open Tues-Sun from 12-4pm. You can also email [email protected]

Thank you 🧡

29/08/2024

❗️ Tickets Selling Fast ❗️

DSPCA Woodland Dog Walk 🐾

Join us on 21st September 21st 2024 for our first annual DSPCA Woodland Dog Walk.

This is a family & dog friendly sponsored dog walk along the beautiful forest trails of Glencullen in the Dublin Mountains Way.

You don’t have to have a dog to take part but all dogs that do get a FREE DSPCA BANDANA and we’ll be waiting for you at the finish line with a FREE yummy hotdog thanks to the 🧡

SIGN UP NOW https://www.dspca.ie/dspca-woodland-dog-walk/

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27/08/2024

25/08/2024

DSPCA Woodland Dog Walk

We are very excited to announce that on Saturday 21st September 2024 we will be holding our first annual DSPCA Woodland Dog Walk 🐶

This is a fun family dog walk along the beautiful forest trails of Glencullen in the Dublin Mountains Way. It's sure to be a wonderful day and we are so excited to see lots of happy waggy tails and families joining us on the big day. Everyone is welcome to join in even if you don't have a dog. We’ll be waiting for you at the finish line with a well earned BBQ thanks to our friends at GAP Kitchen Café.

The goal of this event is to have a fun day out while raising vital funds for the DSPCA and to increase awareness of the benefits of exercising your dog on lead in woodland areas in a way that is safe for all forest users and the wildlife we share it with.

Thank you to the Glencullen Adventure Park, Coillte and the Dublin Mountains Partnership for their support.

SIGN UP NOW 🐾 https://www.dspca.ie/dspca-woodland-dog-walk/

22/08/2024

Sarah-Jane

Another helpless victim of animal cruelty. Sarah-Jane was found as a stray lying in a garden. She was emaciated and starving with a severe case of mange. Her skin was hot to touch and she was incredibly itchy and sore. She was terrified when she came in - the fear in her eyes broke our hearts 💔

Sarah-Jane is only about 9 months old and she has already suffered so much. This didn't happen overnight. It's just beyond heartbreaking to know that she suffered for so long.

She was rescued by our inspectors just over 3 weeks ago and has been under veterinary care since. She’s receiving treatment for her skin along with medicated baths. She is on a monitored diet to help her gradually gain weight.

Seeing an innocent animal in so much distress and pain is never easy to see.

Thank you to everyone who supports the work of the DSPCA. It's because of you that we can help victims of animal cruelty like Sarah-Jane. https://dspca.givingpage.org/main

19/08/2024

Phoenix Update 🧡

10 weeks ago we met Phoenix after it was reported that she had been set on fire. She has been through an incredible amount of pain and suffering. How anyone could treat an innocent animal with such cruelty is incomprehensible.

Our veterinary team carried out a skin graph on Phoenix and over the weeks our cattery care team nursed her back to health. Although she was without doubt in a lot of pain she has been the most loving and sweetest girl.

She broke all our hearts when she arrived into the shelter but together as a team we saved her life.

This brave girl was on today and she was so good 🐱

We want to thank everyone who donated to help with her care.

Please support the DSPCA and make a donation today and help us help more cats like Phoenix 🔗 in bio

19/08/2024

Phoenix Update 🧡

10 weeks ago we met Phoenix after it was reported that she had been set on fire. She has been through an incredible amount of pain and suffering. How anyone could treat an innocent animal with such cruelty is incomprehensible.

Our veterinary team carried out a skin graph on Phoenix and over the weeks our cattery care team nursed her back to health. Although she was without doubt in a lot of pain she has been the most loving and sweetest girl.

She broke all our hearts when she arrived into the shelter but together as a team we saved her life.

We want to thank everyone who donated to help with her care.

Please support the DSPCA and make a donation today to help us help more cats like Phoenix https://dspca.givingpage.org/main

16/08/2024

5 Little Orphans 🧡

These tiny newborns were handed into the staff at MAXI ZOO IRELAND Clondalkin yesterday evening. This little family of 5 are much too young to be away from their mother.

We want give a huge thank you to Holly from Maxi Zoo who took the 5 orphans home, fed them every 2 hours throughout the night and kept them safe and warm. Holly did an amazing job even weighing them after each feed and colour coding them with tiny little coloured dots to make sure she could keep track of their feed intake and weight.

Thank you Holly, because of kind people like you you, Purple, Blue, Green, Pink & Grey are all alive and doing well.

If there is anyone out the who can help foster these newborns please get in touch by emailing [email protected]

13/08/2024

So many hopeful little faces 🥹

Our shelter is full with so many different breeds, ages, sizes, personalities and each with their own story of how they were found as strays, given up by their families, rescued from cruelty, abandoned, neglected & unwanted.

Every day we see new faces coming into the shelter and we need you to adopt so that we can help the many more who need us.

Please, if you are thinking of welcoming a dog into your home come and visit the DSPCA and talk to the dog rehoming team. They will help you find the perfect best friend 🐾

Visitor opening hours: Tues-Sun 12-4pm (you do not need an appointment to visit)

Dog rehoming: 01 4994710 I [email protected]

12/08/2024

An Olympic Heroes Raffle

We are so proud of our wonderful partner and double gold Olympic Medalist, Kellie Harrington 🥇🥇

Kellie donated a signed vest worn by her during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics games when she won her 1st gold medal and today as we get ready for the Irish Olympians’ 2024 homecoming we are opening up our Olympic Heroes Raffle to raise funds for the DSPCA.

Kellie has volunteered at the DSPCA and has seen first hand the rescue work that do. We hope she is as proud of us as we, and the whole nation are of her 🌟

To be in with a chance of winning this amazing prize along with 2 other super prizes simply buy a ticket from our online shop - Tickets: €10 each https://www.dspca.ie/product/an-olympic-heroes-raffle/

1st Prize: Signed vest from Double Olympic Gold Medallist Kellie Harrington

2nd Prize: €200 DSPCA voucher for Pet Hotel, Doggie Day Care, or Dog Training Academy

3rd Prize: €100 DSPCA voucher.

Closing date: Sunday 19th August, winners announced Wednesday 28th August.

Best of luck everyone, you are all champs for supporting us!

11/08/2024

❗️Adoption Appeal for a Big Softie ❗️

This handsome boy is Jellybean, he is a big softie. Jellybean has been here in the shelter for over 5 months. He was found as a stray, underweight and hungry… sadly no one came forward to claim him. He has since gained weight and is thriving.

He is a big boy, which is one of the reasons we think he has not had any applications however, for his size he walks exceptionally well on lead. Afterwards he loves to snooze. He loves everyone he meets and could live with another calm dog who would like to potter about and just enjoy the company of a doggie pal. He has not lived with a cat but has no averse reactions when he sees one. He travels well in the car and regularly enjoys offsite walks with our volunteers where he loves to say hello to new people along the walk.

He has been in a foster home where he has been a great boy, he is happy to spend a few hours alone if his humans need to go and he just sleeps.

He really is the best boy!

This boy has been in the shelter far too long already. If you can offer him his forever home, please visit the shelter or contact our team.

Adoptions: 014994710 | [email protected]

10/08/2024

S.O.S: Shepherds on Sofas

Join us today at the DSPCA from 12pm for S.O.S: Shepherds On Sofas and meet Zeus, Millie, Zara, Roxy and more stunning Shepherds who are having no luck finding loving homes.

We will we have a special appeal for Lauren, a very sweet but shy girl.

This is an adoption event so if you are thinking of welcoming a Shepherd into your heart and your home, then join us and help us get our Shepherd On Sofas 🧡

09/08/2024

Dumped in a suitcase

These 7 little kittens were found dumped by the ca**l in a suitcase. One of the poor kittens had a cable tie around its neck.

We are extremely grateful to the finder who rescued them and took great care of them.

This little family of 7 are now safe and have all received a full veterinary examination by our team.

How anyone could leave 7 innocent little souls like that is unforgivable.

08/08/2024

Special Rehoming Appeal for Brienne

Brienne is a 15 year old Cumberland slider who was found abandoned with a bad infection in her mouth and her shell was damaged. It was clear that she hadn’t eaten in a long time. Thankfully she has recovered and is now a happy healthy girl.

Sadly Brienne has been with us for some time and we really need your help to find her a home. We are looking for an organisation or person who is experienced with terrapins to adopt her.

Please help and share this post as there must be someone out there who has the a perfect set up for her. She could live in a enclosed protected pond which is at least 3 foot deep. We can go through all the specific requirements with you to make sure she has the right set up to live a happy and safe life.

We are currently caring for another 2 terrapins that were recently abandoned in a park. Both of them are very unwell so we are desperate to find Brienne a safe home out of the shelter environment.

Please email [email protected] if you offer Brianne a home.

Thank you 🐢

06/08/2024

⭐️ Thanking our fabulous DSPCA fundraisers ⭐️

It's time to thank to our amazing supporters who fundraise for the DSPCA.

HUGE thanks to Amy Cahill and all who came along for our BIG STRETCH fundraising yoga session in the beautiful DSPCA Pet Memorial Garden. It was a really wonderful morning and the dogs loved all the cuddles and walks after. We are looking forward to the next Big Stretch in September which has already sold out.

Thanks to all who dropped by the DSPCA stand at the Community Services Day at the Square Tallaght to hear about all our Education and Additional Needs Programmes. Another great day educating the community about the important animal rescue work that we do.

Thank you to all who supported the DSPCA raffle at the Summer Edition of the Dublin Alternative Market in the Grand Social on Liffey Street, not forgetting all who donated prizes!

And huge thanks to Tito’s and The Queens in Dalkey for including us in their brand event and facilitating some really fun raffles. Lots of amazing pets and owners came along to support the day and congrats to all our winners.

Thanks also to the wonderful Out+About Community at Avista, Navan Road who held a craft sale, some wonderful talent there! Thanks everyone.

Some of the DSPCA staff dogs enjoyed a wonderful morning at the Dell GenNext Summit in Cherrywood. They loved meeting all the staff and lapped up every cuddle going. Thank you to everyone who donated and to Dell who will Gift Match all the donations received - amazing!

A huge paw-some thank you to Theo Supica Condo and Jake Watters who donated Holy Communion presents to the shelter and Hannah Moore who put together a clever lemonade stand in her garden in aid of the DSPCA. Another paw-some thank you to Scott Clarke Guerlain who made badges and sold them - we are so very proud of all our junior supporters.

Thank you EVERYONE- we really appreciate you all and every single donation helps the important rescue work that we do.

Get involved and fundraise for the DSPCA - [email protected]

04/08/2024

ONLY 1 TICKEY LEFT!

We are delighted to announce that the next Big Stretch for the DSPCA will take place on Sunday, the 1st of September 2024 at 10.30am.

Our first Big Stretch took place earlier in July and it was a huge success. A guided yoga session in our stunning memorial garden, followed by puppy socialisation, dog walking, a visit to the cattery and the small animals and exotics house… what’s not to love 🧡🐾

Spaces are limited, so be sure to book your ticket early 🔗 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-big-stretch-for-the-dspca-2024-tickets-959455997717



See you all there 🐾

03/08/2024

Best of luck to tonight! Thank you for everything to do for the DSPCA 🧡

31/07/2024

Earlier this month five 2 week old kittens came into the shelter with our inspectors. They all had very bad cat flu and sadly one died on arrival 😔

Daphne had a severe case and she was in a critical state. After the vets had cleaned and nursed her little eyes one of them ruptured and she had to have immediate surgery to remove it. Her other little eye was still very bad and after lots of care and medication it had to be removed too.

This little girl, now only 5 weeks old has been through so much. She would have died like her sibling had she not have been rescued. Only 3 days after her second surgery we are happy to say that Daphne is doing well and her little purrs are getting louder 🥹

She has headed off to a foster home where she will be well looked after and return to the shelter for regular visits to make sure she’s all ok.

We did everything to save this tiny little life and she is only one of the reasons why we ask for those who can’t.

Please support and donate to the life saving work we do https://dspca.givingpage.org/main

DSPCA, Asking for those who can’t.

Thank you everyone, love Daphne 🩷

31/07/2024

After 484 days waiting to find the perfect family we are absolutely delighted to share the most wonderful news with you -

Max has been adopted!

We want to thank his new family who came up on numerous occasions to spend time with him, bring him on lots of off site walks and take him on sleep overs. Some dogs just need that extra commitment to find that special someone and we can't thank them enough for giving this boy the chance he so deserved.

Best of luck Max, live the life you've been waiting for, be happy and enjoy every moment 🧡