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Animal Advocacy is Closing

We regret to inform everyone that we are closing our doors and ceasing our voluntary work as of now. This will be my final article for animal welfare. And in it, I’ll explain why I’m closing rather than setting up as a charity; why animal welfare needs people like me; and other bits and bobs. […]

Tarzan & Jane

You may remember the wee kitten who lived in a tree, Jane, and her brother, Tarzan. They’ve grown up a wee bit and are just about ready to look for their forever homes. They had never been handled by humans when they arrived, and remained distant for a good while. Their mum, Amber, joined them […]

Forever Home Sought – Erin

A wee reminder about lil Erin, who is still looking for her forever home. Scroll through the whole album to find out more about her. PM us here to find out more, or call 085 219 6229. Erin is a 10-week-old tiny, bouncetastic tuxedo furbaby from Bere Island. She was found on her own at […]

Looking for Forever

BB, Brigit, Manuka, Fluffy and Spring are looking for their forever homes. You might remember this family’s story – left uncared-for when their guardian died, unable to look after themselves properly without the care they were used to, luckily found and taken in. Now they’re thriving and very bored with foster care – really looking […]

Introducing …

… two new feline fosterees, staying with me for a while to recover from losing their guardian and fending for themselves for a few months. They remind me of feline friends of mine from years gone by – Granny Weatherwax and Inky – tho they are much younger – around 6 years we think. Both […]

The Cat Traps R Werking

Lil self-indulgence – some of my guys in the sunshine today.

A Different Kind of Trapping

Not my usual video, but I thought ye’d like to see a different kind of ‘trapping’. I’d a lovely day yesterday with my friend Gail, her horse May and pony Michael. I wanted to share it with you, and here’s 2.5 minutes of our 2ish hours with trap, horse and powny around the back roads […]

Swayze Wants to Dance!

UPDATE Swayze is at West Cork Animal Welfare Group and still looking for his forever home. Contact the rescue on 086 8500 131 if you’d like to know more! Original Post Swayze is looking for a lifelong dance partner! He’s a very fit and well wee boy of 2 or 3 years with a lovely […]

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 […]

Happy Homing Updates

I LOVE hearing how our fosterees get on – and I got a few tales back recently. Thought ye’d like to hear em too. Tara Another wee fosteree, still happy in her new home five years after adoption. Big thanks to Shane for sharing 😀 As always, I LOVE hearing how my charges get on – and […]

Martin Luther King Remembered

Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr, assassinated on this day 50 years ago. So many quotes worth repeating … find some of them here.

Macushla

UPDATE – *** RESERVED *** UPDATE 5th April Macushla has just moved to West Cork Animal Welfare Group Ltd. today – thanks so much to them for taking her in! She is still looking for a home. If you are interested contact WCAWG on info@westcorkanimals.com, 086 850 0131 or 086 386 2714 Original Post Macushla is a […]

Curly & Barley & Blackrock Castle & Tescoes’ No Waste

Me & Curly & Barley went up to Cork on Thursday to visit the fab Joe & Suzanne at Sunbeam Vets. It turns out Curly has a fractured pelvis – he’s especially vulnerable because he has cowhocked legs (my lovely lil genetic mutant). So he needs six weeks cage rest. Barley (another wee genetic mutant, who […]

Daffodil Day

UPDATE – REHOMED Daffodil is THRILLED to discover there’s a day named after her – Today!!! I had to explain that Daffodil Day is all about raising awareness about cancer. She said she’s all for supporting that – but not for anything involving animal experimentation!! Daffodil is looking for her forever home. And find out […]