Council confirm number of horses seized in Moyross

August 25, 2025

stray horses — Abandoned horses seized by the Council, if not claimed by their owner within five days, are re-homed to shelters outside of Limerick in accordance with the 1996 Control of Horses Act. Photo: Liam Burke.

TWO horses were seized by the local authority in the Moyross area.

That’s according to a statement from Limerick City and County Council, confirming that two abandoned horses were sized from Castle Park in Moyross on August 12.

The horses were a three-year-old grey male and a two-year-old brown and white male.

According to the Council statement, the owners or keepers of the abandoned animals are not known.

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.