Animal A&E: Animal Rescue

The ISPCA receives an urgent call about a starving mare and her foal, the team does dangerous conservation work on Rockabill Island and an otter gives rescuers trouble in Kilkenny.

ISPCA discovers nine dogs confined in an old shed, and the Kildare Animal Foundation struggles with a feisty badger.

ISPCA receives a tip-off about a maltreated pony and donkey, and a sick seal pup fights for its life.

A falcon fights for its life, Michael takes a call to round up goats and volunteers discover a monster rat in Kildare.

Presented with graphic scenes of dog and horse abuse, Chief Inspector Conor Dowling faces the most challenging rescue of his career.

ISPCA Chief Inspector Conor Dowling and a host of rescuers pull hundreds of dogs out of a horrifying puppy farm.

An abandoned Shetland pony turns up in Donegal, and rescued exotic pets need urgent medical attention.

The ISPCA find an illegal puppy operation, reptile rescuer James Hennessy helps an abandoned dragon and a chick rescue puts stress on Dan Donaher.

A horse seizure in Wicklow opens up an intriguing abuse case, and six baby hares face an emotional welfare challenge.

Inspector Karen Lyons must deal with an abusive animal hoarder.

The volunteers must rescue an abandoned horse in West Dublin, and four goats need urgent attention in County Offaly.

A man in West Cork struggles to conserve whales and dolphins, and a rescuer in Kildare takes on the plight of the battery hen.