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THREE horses were seized by Limerick City and County Council in the Mayorstone area last week.
According to a statement from the Council, the first seizure took place on January 13 from Quarry Park, Mayorstone, Limerick.
A year-and-a-half-old bay male shetland and a bay male foal were seized by the local authority.
The following day (January 14), a grey male yearling was seized from outside Mayorstone Garda Station. According to the Council, the owners or keepers of the abandoned animals are not known.
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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.