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Garda Benn Gallagher bringing horse to safety
GARDAÍ responded to a call of a wandering, 'disorientated' horse which had to be led to safety.
The loose horse was located on a road in Dublin 1 and reportedly nearly caused an accident. A local garda, Benn Gallagher, found found the horse overnight.
Working with an animal welfare group, garda Gallagher and the My Lovely Horse Rescue volunteers brought the animal to safety.
The horse was not chipped and it's owners are unknown at this time. Sharing the rescue journey online, the non-profit animal welfare group My Lovely Horse Rescue tweeted: "Please support My Lovely Horse Rescue if you can, we don’t close at 5pm!! Animals need help out of hours."
Late night rescue with An Garda Síochána
— My Lovely Horse Rescue (@MyLovelyHorseR) August 24, 2023
Poor pony found wandering the streets, nearly caused a serious road accident. Not chipped.
Please support My Lovely Horse Rescue if you can, we don’t close at 5pm!!
Animals need help out of hours https://t.co/z7wsQFhJK0 pic.twitter.com/T5mDMwCqjg
The official garda twitter page said: "Working closely together with volunteer-led animal welfare organisations means that our efforts can make a real difference."
Garda Benn Gallagher responded to a call overnight about a horse out loose and disoriented on the road in Dublin 1.
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) August 24, 2023
Working closely together with volunteer-led animal welfare organisations like @MyLovelyHorseR means that our efforts can make a real difference. #HereToHelp pic.twitter.com/OSuM8QH5bc
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