The Sun Newspaper - 15/04/04

Greyhound ears brutally cut off

A greyhound has her ears brutally cut off to remove all traces of  identity, a vet said yesterday. The mutilated dog was found bleeding heavily in the north Kerry village of Ballyduff on Tuesday.
 
Shocked County Veterinary Officer Paddy Fenton said: " Greyhounds have to carry ear markings from birth and this dog had her ears completely cut of. "It was a shocking, completely sickening sigh- I have never seen anything so barbaric."
 
Gardai have launched a probe and a new home has been found for the animal.