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Martin Reilly Snr

Ispca News 24Th January 2023 Three Family Members Receive Jail Terms And Disqualifications From Keeping Animals After The Rescue Of 27 Dogs From Properties In County Tipperary On Thursday 19Th January 2023, At Cashel District Court, Three Members Of The Same Family Received A Total Of 13 Months In Jail Sentences, After Pleading Guilty To A Combined Eight Charges, Under The Animal Health And Welfare Act (Ahwa) 2013. Mr. Michael Reilly (27), Mr. Martin Reilly Snr (43) And Ms. Katherine Reilly (71) Admitted The Offences Under Sections 11, 12 And 13 Of The Ahwa In Relation To 17 Dogs And 10 Puppies That Were Removed From Properties And Land At Killeens, Ballinunty, Co. Tipperary On Wednesday 26Th May And Friday 4Th June 2021. The Dogs Included Lurchers, Salukis, Belgian Malinois, A Greyhound, A German Shepherd, And A Chihuahua. Ispca Inspectors Alice Lacey And Emma Carroll Visited The Property, Along With Members Of An Garda Síochána. A Large Number Of Dogs And Puppies Were Discovered To Be In Varying Degrees Of Neglect, Both Physically And Regarding Their Living Conditions, And Lack Of Clean Drinking Water. The Court Heard That Many Of The Dogs Were Chained At The Dwelling House And At An Abandoned Building Close By. The Living Conditions For Some Of The Dogs Consisted Of A Metal Cage, A Cattle Trailer, And An Open-Ended Corrugated Shed. One Dog Was Found To Be Tied To A Tree In Forestry Behind The Dwelling House. Most Of The Dogs Were Without Clean Drinking Water And Had Extremely Poor Body Condition. One Of The Lurcher Dogs Removed Had An Old Leg Fracture, A Female Lurcher Was Heavily Pregnant And Severely Underweight, An Emaciated Greyhound, A Belgian Malinois Dog Had An Injured Neck Due To The Chain Embedding In Its Skin. In Addition, Many Dogs Were Found To Be Suffering From Parasitic Disease And Untreated Wounds. Katherine Reilly Was Sentenced To One Month Imprisonment On Each Of Three Charges With The Sentences To Run Consecutively, Michael Reilly Was

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Three family members jailed for animal cruelty in Tipperary

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