SIX donkeys and two ponies are now in the care of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) after being found in ‘terrible conditions’ in Co Donegal - the second such seizure in the county in recent weeks.

The equines were seized as a result of a joint operation involving ISPCA Senior Inspector Kevin McGinley working with a Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine official, and also assisted by local Gardaí.