May 30, 2014
Thousands of Northern Ireland families are struggling to make ends meet and the province wide network of food banks run by the Trussell Trust is addressing this need in a practical and compassionate way. Many who benefit from these services …
April 28, 2014
Awareness of the enforcement arrangements for the sweeping changes in Northern Ireland’s current animal welfare legislation is abysmally low at a mere 6% of those interviewed. On 2nd April 2012 enforcement of the Welfare of Animals (Northern Ireland) 2011 became …
A fire that took the lives of over 4000 pigs caused unspeakable suffering. A USPCA eyewitness account of the aftermath recounts a scene of utter destruction with many pigs incinerated in the blaze. Police said the cause of the fire …
April 18, 2014
6 Autumn Baby Hedgehogs have been nursed back to health at the USPCA’s Animal Hospital over the winter months. Now the healthy hedgehogs have been taken to sites identified specifically as being “hog-friendly”. The USPCA Animal Hospital team of Vets, …
March 24, 2014
USPCA Spring Though it still seems a long way off with the terrible weather we’ve had, Spring is here. With the improving weather comes a new set of animal issues to consider. Livestock With the weather warming up and livestock …
January 16, 2014
Following one of the worse Animal Cruelty Cases seen by the PSNI and the USPCA, BBC Newline’s Donna Traynor visited the USPCA’s headquarters to interview Stephen Philpott USPCA and Jim Wells MLA on Animal Cruelty and Animal Welfare Legislation in …
January 14, 2014
Belfast family members admit to Animal Cruelty Offences and plead guilty to having equipment in connection with animal fights and causing unnecessary suffering to four puppies. If the definition of cruelty is causing unnecessary suffering the savagery inflicted on innocent …
December 20, 2013
The remains of a stag lie by the roadside on the A1 near Banbridge The terrified animal met its end in a collision with a Goldliner coach whilst it was being pursued by the local Stag Hounds. The magnificent creature …
While most of us will be safe and warm inside this winter, the native wildlife endures a much tougher time during the colder months. The USPCA strongly promote feeding the birds in your garden this winter. Read our winter bird …
