THREE horses were sized by Limerick City and County Council in one day in Castleconnell.
That’s according to a statement from the local authority confirming that a two-year-old bay male, a three-year-old dun male Shetland, and a two-year-old grey male were seized from the Scanlon Park area of Castleconnell on August 4.
Separately, a horse and a donkey were seized from the Sharwood Estate in Newcastle West on August 7.
According to the Council statement, the owners or keepers of the abandoned animals are not known.
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Abandoned horses seized by the local authority, if not claimed by their owner or keeper within five days, are re-homed to shelters outside of Limerick in accordance with the 1996 Control of Horses Act.
